English School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Historic Toll Bridge at Bathampton by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3.75 inches (height) x 4.25 inches (width) Condition: Very good and highly presentable Provenance: From a large private collection of this artists work in Bristol, England. Description: This evocative watercolor by Jack Grunwell captures the Bathampton Toll Bridge, a charming historic landmark nestled along the Kennet and Avon Canal near Bath, England. Bathampton, a picturesque village, is known for its scenic waterways, Georgian heritage, and tranquil rural charm. Grunwell’s use of warm golden hues for the tollhouse and the reflective shimmer of the water creates a sense of nostalgia and serenity. The architecture, with its distinctive red roof and Georgian-style windows, showcases the character of 18th and 19th-century buildings that once served as essential river crossings for travelers and traders. Bathampton is steeped in history, with connections to Jane Austen, the Kennet and Avon Canal, and the grandeur of Bath’s Georgian architecture. This scene perfectly encapsulates the timeless beauty of the English countryside, making it an ideal piece for collectors who appreciate historic British landscapes, waterways, and heritage architecture. Key Features: Historical Significance: Depicts Bathampton’s Toll Bridge and historic tollhouse, an important local landmark. Rich Color Palette: Warm ochres, deep greens, and soft blues create a beautifully balanced composition. Architectural Charm: The traditional riverside building with Georgian influences adds to its period authenticity. Tranquil Setting: A peaceful riverside view, ideal for lovers of English countryside art...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor Triptych of Coastal Vessels by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3.75 inches (h...

A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian lady Attributed to Peter Skeolan (1815-1871) Portrait of a lady, profile to the right Watercolour with gold highlighting on paper/card 3¼...

A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian gentleman. Hinton Gibbs (1783-1839) Portrait of a gentleman, bust length, turned to the left, wearing coat and cravat watercolour, revers...

Title: Miniature Watercolor Triptych of Historic English Churches and Gatehouses by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements...

A charming scene of a figure by a loch with a ruined castle and homestead in the background by one of Queen Victoria's favourite artists. William Leighton Leitch (1804-1883) Figure ...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Bristol’s Historic Churches and Landmarks by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurement...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Lewins Mead in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unf...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolors of Abbey Gate of Bristol Cathedral by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3.25 i...

‘Parley at Bristol, 1643’ by Charles Cattermole RI, RBA, ROI (1834-1900). The painting – which depicts the surrender of Parliamentary forces under Nathaniel Fiennes to Prince Ruper...

A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian young lady. Attributed to Hinton Gibbs (1783-1839) Portrait of a young lady, bust length, turned to the right watercolour, reverse painte...

Title: Historic Maritime Miniature Watercolor of SS Great Britain 1843 by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 2.25 inc...

Title: Woodes Rogers Expedition 1708 Naval Historical Watercolour Painting by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 2.5 ...

A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian young man. Circle of Hinton Gibbs (1783-1839) Portrait of a young man, bust length, turned to the right, wearing coat and cravat watercol...

A wonderful view of St Peter's, Rome encompassing the elegant landscaped gardens with rolling campagna in the background. Attributed to Thomas Hartley Cromek...

Title: Miniature Watercolor of Bristol Looking Toward Clifton Suspension Bridge by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements:...

A very skillfully painted ink on paper silhouette, unusually with the sitter appearing to be dress in her nightcap. Very Dickensian! English School, 19th Century Portrait of a lady ...

Title: Architectural Miniature Watercolor of Bath Abbey from the West Front by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3.7...

Red crayon on cream laid paper, 3 3/4 x 4 inches (95 x 102 mm) ; 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 inches (95 x 80 mm). Each with scattered early repairs done with non-archival tape on the verso; the sm...

Title: Miniature Watercolor Paintings of Bristol Cathedral and School from Canons Marsh by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measu...

Title: Miniature Watercolor of Interior Scene John Wesley’s Chapel Broadmead Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measure...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Brunel’s Ships, Great Western and Great Britain by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measu...

This charming mid-19th-century watercolour by British artist Thomas Sidney Cooper RA (1803-1902) depicts two sheep and a cow in a landscape. Cooper was a distinguished British painte...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Church of Holy Trinity & St Edmund in Hatfield by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measur...

A finely detailed silhouette a Victorian gentleman Peter Skeolan (1815-1871) Portrait of a gentleman, profile turned to the left, wearing coat and cravat Watercolour with gold highlighting on paper/card Stencilled with artist's details to the reverse 3¼ x 2¾ inches, oval, without the frame 5½ x 4¾ inches with the frame Peter Skoelan the son of Stephen Skoelan was born in Ireland in 1815. During his early career he worked as an itinerant miniature portrait painter and profilist, possibly as early as the 1830s. The 1841 census shows us that he was working in Leeds, his stated occupation was painter, aged 25. He was lodging with Thomas Lacy, a Tailor. By this time he had married and had a son and daughter...

A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian clergyman. Frederick Frith (1819-1871) The Reverend James Metze, bust length, turned to the right, wearing coat and cravat Inscribed to t...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Liverpool Docks Watercolour with Boats by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: ...

Charcoal on paper Signed by RA visitor Edwin Long and dated (lower right) 76cm × 57cm (88cm × 64cm framed) Olivier studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1881. He exhibited exten...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor Paintings of St Michael Archangel Church by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 2.75 inches (height) x 3 inches (width) Condition: Very good and highly presentable Provenance: from a large private collection of this artists work in Bristol, England. Description: This beautifully detailed watercolor by Jack Grunwell captures St Michael the Archangel...

Title: St Peter and St Paul Northleach Historic Cotswold Church Watercolor by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 2.75...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Street Scene on the Christmas Steps in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measur...

A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian gentleman. Attributed Frederick Frith (1819-1871) The Reverend James Metze, bust length, turned to the left, wearing coat and cravat wate...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Christmas Steps and St Bartholomew’s Hospital by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measure...

Title: Set of Four Miniature Watercolor of Bristol Cathedral and Architectural Details by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measur...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Theatre Royal and Coopers' Hall in King Street by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measur...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Wine Street Looking to Corn Street in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measure...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Chequers Inn Henham with Boat and Horse Riders by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measur...

A finely detailed silhouette of a Victorian lady, unusuallly depicted wearing an elaborate hat with lace brim and plume. Circle of Hinton Gibbs (1783-1839) Portrait of a lady, bust ...

The Pilgrim Fathers Landing at Plymouth Rock Anglo/ America School, early 20th century ink/ watercolor on paper stuck on board, framed - glass covered framed: 12 x 14 inches board : 6.5 x 8 inches Provenance: private collection, Cotswolds, England Condition: very good condition The scene possibly depicts the Pilgrim Fathers landing in the 'New World', particularly at Plymouth Rock in 1620. The visual elements support this interpretation: The central figure in dark clothing and a wide-brimmed hat: This could represent a leader like William Bradford or John Carver...

Title: Set of Four Miniature Watercolors of Bath Abbey and Pulteney Bridge by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements (each...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of John Wesley’s School in Kingswood by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3 in...

Title: Miniature Watercolor of St. Michael the Archangel at Two Mile Hill by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 2.75 ...

Ink wash with watercolor in sepia and black, and blue, on buff wove watercolor paper, 14 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (360 x 260 mm). 1/4" of the lower right corner is lost, minor crack (doe...

Charcoal and white chalk highlight on paper Label of J.M Maas Gallery (verso) 36cm × 28cm (54cm × 43cm framed) Etty, a student of Thomas Lawrence, R.A., was the first significant Br...

Title: Historic Bristol Church and Cathedral Collection of Four Watercolors by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 5 i...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor Triptych of Bristol Sailing Ships by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: each min...

Title: Miniature Watercolor Paintings of St Georges Church and Cabot Tower Brandon Hill by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measu...

Title: Miniature Watercolor of Avon Gorge with Clifton Suspension Bridge and Ship by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurement...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Theatre Royal Bristol Founded 1776 by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 2.5...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of John Wesley’s Chapel, Broadmead in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measureme...

A lovely grand tour image of the Doric architectural masterpiece dedicated to Castor and Pollux. Dated 1863. Watercolor and graphite on lightweight card stock, 10 x 13 3/4 inches (2...

Family Group Drawing in Chinese white, sepia and bistre ink, c. 1790 Signed lower left: G. Morland (see photo) The present work appears to be a preliminary study for two Morland paintings where the artist uses portions of this preliminary study in finished exhibition paintings. The strongest association is with the painting entitled The Cottage Door (1790), now in the collection of Royal Holloway College, University of London. Morland uses the same small girl (on left side of this sheet) holding a doll on a chair in the exact same pose. The second painting entitled The Tea Garden (Tate Gallery, London, c. 1790) incorporates similar poses and gestures of the three other figure studies on this sheet. Provenance: Colnaghi, London (Stock # D25924, see photo) Maynard Walker Gallery, New York ( see photo of label) Davis Galleries, New York, their Eagle stamp and stock number (see photo) Ms. Gloria Kaplan (1930-2011) New York City Regarding Maynard Walker: Maynard Walker New York Times obit: "Maynard Walker, an art dealer in New York City for nearly 40 years who was among the first to show the works of leading American regionalist painters, died of pneumonia Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Carbondale, Pa. He was 89 years old and lived in Lake Ariel, Pa. In 1933, while working at the Ferargil Gallery in New York, Mr. Walker organized an exhibition for the Kansas City Art Institute that for the first time brought together the work of the regionalist painters Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton and John Steuart Curry. After Mr. Walker opened his own gallery, at 108 East 57th Street, in 1935, these artists joined him and showed regularly there. The gallery was also among the first to show the work of George Grosz, the German painter and caricaturist, who moved to the United States in 1932. The gallery moved to 117 East 57th Street after the war." Condition: Aging to paper Slight fading to ink Tiny spotting in image All consistent with the age of the drawing Image size: 6 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches Frame size: 14 1/4 x 17 1/4 inches George Morland was born in London on 26 June 1763. He was the son of Henry Robert Morland, and grandson of George Henry Morland, said by Cunningham to have been lineally descended from Sir Samuel Morland, while other biographers go so far as to say that he had only to claim the baronetcy in order to get it. Morland began to draw at the age of three years, and at the age of ten (1773) his name appears as an honorary exhibitor of sketches at the Royal Academy. He continued to exhibit at the Free Society in 1775 and 1776, and at the Society of Artists in 1777, and then again at the Royal Academy in 1778, 1779 and 1780. His talents were carefully cultivated by his father, who was accused of stimulating them unduly with a view to his own profit, shutting the child up in a garret to make drawings from pictures and casts for which he found a ready sale. The boy, on the other hand, is said to have soon found a way to make money for himself by hiding some of his drawings, and lowering them at nightfall out of his window to young accomplices, with whom he used to spend the proceeds in frolic and self-indulgence. It has been also asserted that his father, discovering this trick, tried to conciliate him by indulgence, humouring his whims and encouraging his low tastes. He was set by his father to copy pictures of all kinds, but especially of the Dutch and Flemish masters. Among others he copied Fuseli's Nightmare and Reynolds's Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy. He was also introduced to Sir Joshua Reynolds, and obtained permission to copy his pictures, and all accounts agree that before he was seventeen he had obtained considerable reputation not only with his friends and the dealers, but among artists of repute. A convincing proof of the skill in original composition which he had then attained is the fine engraving. It is said that before his apprenticeship to his father came to an end, in 1784, Romney offered to take him into his own house, with a salary of £300, on condition of his signing articles for three years. But Morland, we are told, had had enough of restraint, and after a rupture with his father he set up on his own account in 1784 or 1785 at the house of a picture dealer, and commenced that life which, in its combination of hard work and hard drinking, is almost without a parallel. Morland soon became the mere slave of the dealer with whom he lived. His boon companions were "ostlers, potboys, horse jockeys, moneylenders, pawnbrokers, punks, and pugilists." In this company the handsome young artist swaggered, dressed in a green coat, with large yellow buttons, leather breeches, and top boots. "He was in the very extreme of foppish puppeyism", says Hassell; "his head, when ornamented according to his own taste, resembled a snowball, after the model of Tippey Bob, of dramatic memory, to which was attached a short, thick tail, not unlike a painter's brush." His youth and strong constitution enabled him to recover rapidly from his excesses, and he not only employed the intervals in painting, but at this time, or shortly afterwards, taught himself to play the violin. He made also an effort, and a successful one, to free himself from his task-master, and escaped to Margate, where he painted miniatures for a while. In 1785 he paid a short visit to France, whither his fame had preceded him, and where he had no lack of commissions. Returning to London, he lodged in a house at Kensal Green, on the road to Harrow, near William Ward, intercourse with whose family seems for a time to have had a steadying influence. It resulted in his marriage with Miss Anne Ward...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Gatehouse of Bristol Cathedral c. 1156 by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: ...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of The Matthew at Bristol and Suspension Bridge by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurem...

Title: Set of Four Miniature Watercolor of Bristol Theatre Royal and St John’s Gate by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measureme...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Bootham Bar and York Minster in York by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3....

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of 16th Century Hatchett Inn in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3 ...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of a 16th-Century Hatchet Inn in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3 inches (height) x 4 inches (width) Condition: Very good and highly presentable Provenance: from a large private collection of this artists work in Bristol, England. Description: This evocative watercolor by Jack Grunwell captures the Hatchet Inn, one of Bristol’s most historic pubs, dating back to the 16th century. Located near the city's harborside, the Hatchet Inn has long been associated with sailors, smugglers, and local folklore. Legend has it that the pub’s door...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Corn Street and The Nails in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3.5 inches (height) x 2.75 inches (width) Condition: Very good and highly presentable Provenance: From a large private collection of this artists work in Bristol, England. Description: This detailed watercolor by Jack Grunwell captures Corn Street, one of Bristol’s most historically significant streets, featuring the iconic "Bristol Nails." These four ornate bronze tables, seen prominently in the foreground, were once used for business transactions between merchants and traders, giving rise to the phrase "paying on the nail." The grand Corn Exchange, built in 1741, dominates the background with its elegant Palladian façade, while the clock tower of St. Nicholas Market stands...

Title: Miniature Watercolor of Chapel of the Three Kings, Christmas Steps in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurem...