By William Bell Scott
Located in London, GB
WILLIAM BELL SCOTT
(British 1811-1890)
Winter Ploughing
Signed with initials and dated l.r.: WBS 1885
Watercolour with scratching out on paper
12 by 17 cm., 4 ¾ by 6 ¾ in.
(frame size 31 by 35.5 cm., 12 ¼ by 14 in.)
Provenance:
Agnews, London
William Bell Scott was the son of Robert Scott, an Edinburgh engraver and brother of the artist David Scott. He was born at St Leonard’s, Edinburgh and studied under his father, and at the Trustees’ Academy before leaving for London in 1837. After entering for the Westminster Hall Competition he was appointed as master of the Government School of Design in Newcastle in 1843. Rossetti wrote to him in 1847 praising one of his poems, the two became close friends and Scott contributed several poems to The Germ...
Category
1880s Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor, Paper