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.
The Menai Strait, 19th-Century Landscape Painting
By Frederick Waters Watts
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This picturesque mid-19th-century oil painting by English artist Frederick Waters Watts (1801-1870) depicts the Menai Strait in North Wales. It presents a sweeping view along the str...
Canvas, Oil
$7,330Sale Price|20% Off
Drover with Cattle in Landscape - British 19thC Victorian art oil painting
By Frederick Waters Watts
Located in Hagley, England
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...
Oil
$8,085Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape with Carthorses Watering - British Victorian art oil painting
By Frederick Waters Watts
Located in Hagley, England
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...
Oil
$7,546Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape with Windmill - British 19th century art Counstablesque oil painting
By Frederick Waters Watts
Located in Hagley, England
This superb atmospheric British Victorian landscape oil painting is by Frederick Waters Watts. Painted circa 1840 it a magnificent undulating landscape with a path past a donkey and ...
Oil
19th Century river landscape oil painting of figures on a boat near a bridge
By Frederick Waters Watts
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...
Canvas, Oil
$8,085Sale Price|20% Off
Dedham Watermill - British 19thC art landscape oil painting Constable country
By Frederick Waters Watts
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely oil painting, circa 1850, is by Frederick Waters Watts (1800-1862), a highly desired landscape painter from the 19th century. The painting titled "Dedham Watermill" is in...
Oil
$2,350
H 20.625 in W 25.625 in D 1 in
Mid-20th Century Oil on Board Abstract Impressionist Maritime Scene, René Genis
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Step into the bustling energy of a portside moment with René Genis’ “Les Grues” (The Cranes)”, a captivating oil-on-mat-board painting that transforms the in...
Oil, Illustration Board
$7,950
H 30 in W 44 in D 3 in
Cattle Grazing Near Rhyl, North Wales. Victorian Oil Painting, Framed
Located in St. Albans, GB
A stunning, showpiece example of William Henry Mander's painted in Rhys, North Wales. The size is unusual and perfect for a mantlepiece as a statement piece. Picture Size: 22 x 36" ...
Oil
$50,017
H 48 in W 67 in D 3 in
Magnificent Large 19th Century Royal Academy Oil Painting of Welsh Landscape
By Benjamin Williams Leader
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘A Welsh Hillside Path’ by Benjamin Williams Leader (1831-1923). The painting is signed and dated by the artist and was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1874. We only offer origin...
Oil
$12,500
H 60 in W 50 in
Scottish Highland landscape with pony, setter dogs, Red Grouse, day shooting
By Robert Cleminson
Located in Woodbury, CT
Scottish Highland landscape scene with English Setter gun dogs, the day's bag, and Red Grouse, after a day shooting. M. Fawcett was a pseudo name for Robe...
Oil
$2,857
H 16.34 in W 23.82 in
Scandinavian Lake View by Swedish Artist Per Julius (b.1951), Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful original oil painting by Swedish artist Per Julius (b.1951). Julius is best known for his beautiful depictions of the Scandinavian nature and t...
Canvas, Oil
Arabian Rider at Dusk
By Adolf Schreyer
Located in Austin, TX
Adolf Schreyer's "Arabian Rider at Dusk" is a stunning oil painting on canvas that depicts an Arabian rider in a golden sunset. By Adolf Schreyer 8.5" x 15.5" Oil on Canvas Framed...
Canvas, Oil
$920Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.82 in W 30.82 in D 2 in
Explorer in an Alpine Landscape - Early 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Explorer in an Alpine Landscape - Early 20th Century Oil Painting Antique landscape painting by an unknown artist, likely early 20th century or late 19th century. Painting is unsign...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$1,410
H 6 in W 8 in
English 19th century English Farm with shire Clydesdale horses in a landscape
By John Frederick Herring Sr.
Located in Woodbury, CT
English School Farmyard Scene with Horses and Goat Oil on panel, unsigned The Circle of John Frederick Herring Sr. Circa 1880 Presented in a later gilt and painted frame This finely rendered 19th-century English farmyard scene captures the quiet dignity of rural life, with a group of three horses—white, chestnut, and black—gathered beneath a tree in the warm light of late afternoon. A small goat stands to one side near a rustic stable, adding a note of charming domesticity to the composition. The surrounding landscape, with its distant hills and careful play of shadow and cloud, speaks to the artist’s sensitivity to atmosphere and detail. Though unsigned, the painting is executed in a manner closely aligned with the work of John Frederick Herring Senior, one of Britain’s most celebrated animal painters of the Victorian era. The careful modelling of the horses, their distinctive postures and anatomy, and the tranquil farm setting are all hallmarks of Herring’s influence. Painted in oils on a wooden panel, the surface retains a fine, even gloss and a warm palette typical of the period. The composition is both balanced and lyrical: the interplay of form and gesture among the animals invites the viewer into a moment of repose between work and activity, emblematic of Victorian ideals of harmony between man, beast, and the land. A delightful example of 19th-century English rural painting...
Oil, Wood Panel
$40,000
H 27.56 in W 35.44 in D 1.97 in
View on the Governor’s Palace in Paramaribo, Surinam
Located in Amsterdam, NL
GOVERT VAN EMMERIK (1808-1882) View on the Governor’s Palace in Paramaribo, Surinam Signed and dated 1856 Oil on canvas, 70 x 90 cm In large gilt...
Canvas, Oil
$3,705
H 11 in W 21 in D 2 in
Victorian Marine Oil Painting Boats off the Coast in Choppy Seas at Sunrise
Located in ludlow, GB
Victorian Nineteenth Century Marine Oil Painting of Fishing Boats off the Coast in Choppy Seas at Sunrise. A Traditional British Marine Scene off the Coast depicting Fishing Boats ...
Oil
$202,500
H 31 in W 46 in
Late Autumn on the Esk, Victorian Oil Painting, Signed and Framed
By John Atkinson Grimshaw
Located in Stratford-Upon-Avon, GB
John Atkinson Grimshaw British (1836-1893) Late Autumn on the Esk Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed size: 31.25 x 46.5 inches Framed size: 41 x 56 inches Signature: Signed (Lower Rig...
Canvas, Oil
$895
H 15 in W 19 in D 2 in
Pennsylvania Impressionist Landscape Painting, ca 1930’s Listed Artist
Located in Baltimore, MD
This American Impressionist painting is by listed artist Bernhard Safford Good. The artist was born in England in 1893. He came to Canada in 1910, moving west to Manitoba to work on...
Oil