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William Watson Art

British, 1831-1921

William Watson flourished between 1866 and 1920. He came from a family of painters originating in Liverpool. A pupil of iconic Sir Edwin Landseer and also French artist Rosa Bonheur, William's work was detailed yet also full of movement with an excellent sense of the proportion and majesty of the animals. Exhibiting locally and also at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1972, his works can now be found in galleries and museums as far-flung as Minneapolis in the USA.

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Artist: William Watson
"Highland Cattle & Sheep”, with shepherd, Scottish landscape, oil on canvas
"Highland Cattle & Sheep”, with shepherd, Scottish landscape, oil on canvas

"Highland Cattle & Sheep”, with shepherd, Scottish landscape, oil on canvas

By William Watson

Located in Naples, Florida

This is an original, unique oil painting by the artist William Watson Jnr., a Liverpool (Birkenhead) painter of animals and landscapes. He was the third child of William Watson Snr. ...

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19th Century Victorian William Watson Art

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