Background
Callow was born in Liverpool in 1829. According to the Parish Register of Street Nicholas Church in Liverpool, he was christened on 20 April.
Callow was born in Liverpool in 1829. According to the Parish Register of Street Nicholas Church in Liverpool, he was christened on 20 April.
He came from a large family of artists. By 1861, Callow is recorded as living in London, at 82 Newman Street. He showed two paintings at the Royal Academy: Morning on the River Teign in 1863 and Coastal Scene, Isle of Wight in 1864.
He appears to have specialised in landscapes and maritime painting.
The couple are not known to have had any children. He died in 1875. His work is included in a number of public collections in the United Kingdom, including Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art and Brighton and Hove Museum and Art Gallery.