Benjamin Arthur Bateman, ‘the Capitalist’ of Newlyn

Abt 1847 - 1894  (47 years)

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  Name	Benjamin Arthur Bateman
  Suffix	‘the Capitalist’ of Newlyn
  Birth	Abt 1847	London   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting fact	1888 (41 years)	Bateman Studios, The Meadow, Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn
  	‘the Capitalist’ of Newlyn
  Census	1 Apr 1891 (44 years)
  	appeared as a Newlyn resident on the 1891 Census
  Trade,Profession,Job	1881-1894 (47 years)
  	Painter of figures and portraits - Painter of figures and portraits
  Death	30 Mar 1894 (47 years)	Hanford, Kings County, California, United States of America
  	[1891] left for the United States soon afterwards, dying in California on 30 March, 1894, aged just 46 (Hanford, Kings County, California).
  Death	30 Mar 1894	Hanford, Kings County, California, United States of America   [1]
  Probate	6 May 1895 (48 years)
  	BATEMAN Benjamin Arthur of Hanford King’s county California artist died 30 March 1894 Probate London 6 May to Margaret Gertrude Bateman widow Effects £2438 Os. 2d. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/api/nuxeo/nxfile/default/55dac296-4316-4ef2-9826-9fe42023023a/file:content/000138_bate_1895.pdf?changeToken=11-0
  Occupation	1881 (34 years) - Slade School of Fine Art, London  - Born in London, Bateman trained at the Slade School of Fine Art in 1881
  	1885 (38 years) - Newlyn  - came to Newlyn in 1885
  	Abt Oct 1886 (39 years) - St Ives  - took a house in St Ives in the autumn of 1886
  	1888 (41 years) - The Terrace, St Ives  - 1888, he gave his exhibiting address as 6, The Terrace, St Ives
  	1888 (41 years) - Bateman Studios, The Meadow, Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn  - 1889, he was back in Newlyn, living at Pembroke Lodge, having acquired, the previous year, a five-acre field on the hill overlooking Newlyn on the northern side of Trewarveneth Street, which became known as ‘Bateman’s Meadow’ or ‘The Meadow’
  	1888 (41 years) - exhibited two St Ives subjects at the RBA in 1888
  	1888 (41 years) - Bateman Studios, The Meadow, Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn  - In 1888, Benjamin Arthur Bateman purchased the field known as The Meadow, set up above the fishing cottages along the harbour, and constructed a new, purpose-built studio (now known as Anchor Studio) for Forbes, as well as others for Frank Bramley and Norman Garstin. Here, he erected various glass-houses and studios which he gave, sold or let to artists, thus earning himself the sobriquet, ‘the Capitalist’ of Newlyn. [1]
  	1888 (41 years) - Anchor Studio (birthplace of Newlyn School of Painting) 1888-, The Meadow, Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn  - In 1888, Benjamin Arthur Bateman purchased the field known as The Meadow, set up above the fishing cottages along the harbour, and constructed a new, purpose-built studio (now known as Anchor Studio) for Forbes, as well as others for Frank Bramley and Norman Garstin. [1]
  	30 Aug 1888 (41 years) - Indeed, the Henry Massey version of the Stokes Chantrey Supper Menu reveals that he was a participant that evening - 30th August 1888, his signature on the Stokes copy being indecipherable
  	1889 (42 years) - Pembroke Lodge, Fore Street, Newlyn  - 1889, he was back in Newlyn, living at Pembroke Lodge
  Association	Frank Bramley, A.R.A., R.A. (Relationship: 1888 Benjamin Arthur Bateman purchased field known as The Meadow; construct)
  Association	Stanhope Forbes, RA (Relationship: 1888 Benjamin Arthur Bateman purchased field known as The Meadow; construct)
  Person ID	I12554	AHP
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1847 - London  Occupation - came to Newlyn in 1885 - 1885 (38 years) - Newlyn  Interesting fact - ‘the Capitalist’ of Newlyn - 1888 - Bateman Studios, The Meadow, Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn  Occupation - 1888, he gave his exhibiting address as 6, The Terrace, St Ives - 1888 (41 years) - The Terrace, St Ives  Occupation - 1889, he was back in Newlyn, living at Pembroke Lodge, having acquired, the previous year, a five-acre field on the hill overlooking Newlyn on the northern side of Trewarveneth Street, which became known as ‘Bateman’s Meadow’ or ‘The Meadow’ - 1888 (41 years) - Bateman Studios, The Meadow, Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn  Occupation - In 1888, Benjamin Arthur Bateman purchased the field known as The Meadow, set up above the fishing cottages along the harbour, and constructed a new, purpose-built studio (now known as Anchor Studio) for Forbes, as well as others for Frank Bramley and Norman Garstin. Here, he erected various glass-houses and studios which he gave, sold or let to artists, thus earning himself the sobriquet, ‘the Capitalist’ of Newlyn. - 1888 (41 years) - Bateman Studios, The Meadow, Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn  Occupation - In 1888, Benjamin Arthur Bateman purchased the field known as The Meadow, set up above the fishing cottages along the harbour, and constructed a new, purpose-built studio (now known as Anchor Studio) for Forbes, as well as others for Frank Bramley and Norman Garstin. - 1888 (41 years) - Anchor Studio (birthplace of Newlyn School of Painting) 1888-, The Meadow, Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn  Occupation - 1889, he was back in Newlyn, living at Pembroke Lodge - 1889 (42 years) - Pembroke Lodge, Fore Street, Newlyn   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Benjamin Arthur Bateman English, 1847-1894 https://artvee.com/artist/benjamin-arthur-bateman/

  
  

• Sources

  [S69] Cornwall Artists Index, Cornwall Artists Index, (Cornwall Artists Index) (Reliability: 3). Benjamin Arthur BATEMAN 1847 1894 David Tovey (2013) adds to our entry with information about Bateman in St Ives: Bateman is normally associated with Newlyn, but was part of the St Ives scene in 1888, if not before. Born in London, Bateman trained at the Slade School of Fine Art in 1881, and came to Newlyn in 1885. However, he took a house in St Ives in the autumn of 1886 and, in 1888, he gave his exhibiting address as 6, The Terrace, St Ives. Indeed, the Henry Massey version of the Stokes Chantrey Supper Menu reveals that he was a participant that evening - 30th August 1888, his signature on the Stokes copy being indecipherable. He also exhibited two St Ives subjects at the RBA in 1888. In 1889, he was back in Newlyn, living at Pembroke Lodge, having acquired, the previous year, a five-acre field on the hill overlooking Newlyn on the northern side of Trewarveneth Street, which became known as ‘Bateman’s Meadow’ or ‘The Meadow’. Here, he erected various glass-houses and studios which he gave, sold or let to artists, thus earning himself the sobriquet, ‘the Capitalist’ of Newlyn. He appeared as a Newlyn resident on the 1891 Census. but left for the United States soon afterwards, dying in California on 30 March, 1894, aged just 46 (Hanford, Kings County, California). media Painter of figures and portraits works and access Works include Daydreams; In the Penzance Market Place; Before Marriage Archival Deposits: WCAA exhibitions GI; L; RA; RBA; ROI St Ives Aug 1889 memberships misc further info references Cornishman 28 Mar 1889, 1 Aug 1889, Dec 1889 Bednar Benezit (1976) Forbes A Newlyn Retrospect [repr Hardie (2009)] Hardie (1995) 100 Years in Newlyn: Diary of a Gallery Hardie (2009) Artists in Newlyn and West Cornwall (b&w illus p143) Johnson & Greutzner (1975) Dictionary of British Artists Newton et al (2005) Painting at the Edge; Tovey, D (2013) Research notes Wood (1995) Victorian Painters; https://cornwallartists.org/cornwall-artists/benjamin-arthur-bateman