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Frederick Waters Watts Art

British, 1800-1862

Frederick Waters Watts is also known as Frederick William Watts. Early years have always been something of a mystery. It is thought that he was born in Bath on 7th October 1800 and baptized the following year in St. Albans as William Watts. It is most probable he enrolled in the RA Schools in 1817 as William Watts, subsequently changing his name to Frederick William Watts to avoid confusion with the landscape painter, William Watts.

Watts was awarded silver medals at the RA School (1819–1821) and exhibited at the London Royal Academy from 1821 until 1862. He also exhibited at the British Institution, Suffolk Street Galleries and at the New Watercolour Society. Watts lived in Hampstead from 1821, where John Constable also lived, and, some 25 years older, was to have a marked influence on Watts’s style. Although it is not known that they ever met, Watts would undoubtedly have been familiar with his work and Hampstead was a relatively small town.

Watts painted landscapes throughout England and Wales, visiting north and south Wales, Derbyshire, Devon, Isle of Wight, Sussex and, of course, Suffolk and Essex. He painted many views around what is now north London and Middlesex and views on the Thames. Watts was highly successful in his portrayal of the English landscape and widely collected in his lifetime and throughout the 20th century in Britain, Europe and North America. His work can be found in London, Victoria and Albert Museum and The Tate.

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Landscape with Windmill - British 19th century art Counstablesque oil painting
Landscape with Windmill - British 19th century art Counstablesque oil painting

Landscape with Windmill - British 19th century art Counstablesque oil painting

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19th Century river landscape oil painting of figures on a boat near a bridge

19th Century river landscape oil painting of figures on a boat near a bridge

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Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Frederick Waters Watts British, (1800-1870) Aylesford Bridge, Kent Oil on canvas, stencil mark to the stretcher Image size: 19.5 inches x 29.25 inches Size including frame: 25.5 inc...

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Landscape with Carthorses Watering - British Victorian art oil painting

Landscape with Carthorses Watering - British Victorian art oil painting

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This lovely British Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted artist Frederick Waters Watts. Painted circa 1850 the composition is of three carthorses watering in a small pool whi...

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The Menai Strait, 19th-Century Landscape Painting
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By Frederick Waters Watts

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Drover with Cattle in Landscape - British 19thC Victorian art oil painting
Drover with Cattle in Landscape - British 19thC Victorian art oil painting

Drover with Cattle in Landscape - British 19thC Victorian art oil painting

By Frederick Waters Watts

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This lovely British 19th century landscape oil painting is by noted artist Frederick Waters Watts. Painted circa 1840, the composition is a drover with cattle watering in an extensiv...

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Dedham Watermill - British 19thC art landscape oil painting Constable country
Dedham Watermill - British 19thC art landscape oil painting Constable country

Dedham Watermill - British 19thC art landscape oil painting Constable country

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