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George Balmer (c. 1806 – 10 April 1846) was an English landscape and marine painting painter and illustrator.
In 1832 or 1833 he made a tour of the continent, travelling by way of Holland to the Rhine and Switzerland, and returning by way of Paris where he stayed for several months, copying from the works of the masters in The Louvre. Returning to England, he settled in London, exhibiting pictures of the Rhine, coast scenes, and moonlight views – a large View of Bingen and one of Haarlem Mere, being amongst the best.
In 1836, in the employ of William Finden, Balmer began a publication called The Ports and Harbours of England. Although he produced many drawings for the book, it was never realised to the full extent that he had originally envisaged. He retired from London in 1842, and gave up painting. He died near Ravensworth, in Durham on 10 April 1846.
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