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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction | Art | Australian & International
• Sale Date:
  16 Nov 2020 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  6046
• Lot Description:
  Walter Henry Watts
  (1776-1842) England
  Portrait of Mr J W Thompson
  Watercolour, heightened with gouache
  16 x 16 cm, 32.5 x 30 cm framed
  Signed & inscribed with title verso
  Poor condition, age discoloured paper to deep brown, staining, original frame, overpainted bronze paint, discoloured
• Notes:
  Walter Henry Watts was born in 1776. Educated in England he developed his skills as a miniature painter there. Between 1808 and 1830 Watts exhibited miniatures at the Royal Academy in London. In 1803, he was appointed parliamentary reporter at the Morning Post, joining the Morning Chronicle in 1813 in the same capacity. He continued to act as a parliamentary reporter until 1840, during which time he edited the Annual Biography and Obituary from its commencement in 1817 until 1831. He died in London on 4 January 1842. https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/a5532605-606b-32f9-aa9e-f1bb8f86385d Watts was born in the East Indies in 1776, the son of a captain in the Royal Navy. He was sent to England at an early age and placed at school in Cheshire. He had talent as an artist, and devoted some time to the study of drawing and painting. In 1808 Watts was a member of the Society of Associated Artists in Watercolours. He obtained some renown as a miniature painter, and from 1808 to 1830 exhibited miniatures at the Royal Academy of Arts. In 1816 he was appointed miniature painter to Princess Charlotte of Wales. Not being able for some time to make a living from painting, he found employment as a parliamentary reporter on the staff of The Morning Post in 1803. About 1813 he joined The Morning Chronicle in the same capacity. In 1826 he undertook to manage the reporting department of The Representative, but, returning to The Morning Chronicle in the following year, he continued to act as a parliamentary reporter until 1840. During this time he also contributed criticisms on matters connected with the fine arts to The Literary Gazette, and edited the Annual Biography and Obituary from its beginning in 1817 until 1831. He was a co-founder in 1837 of the Newspaper Press Benevolent Association, and was its first chairman.
• Estimate:
  A$300 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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