Attrib. Thomas Leeson Rowbotham (1823-1875) Watercolour Penhurst

Description

A charm ing watercolour study of Leicester Square in the village of Penhurst in Kent. The artist captures the historic square under the shade of a courtyard tree. Unsigned. Presented in a gilt frame and washline mount. Label verso attributes the painting to Thomas Leeson Rowbotham. On paper.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration. Some light wear to the frame.

Size

12.5 x 17cm (4.9" x 6.7")
Framed Size: 31 x 39cm (12.2" x 15.4")

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Artist Biography

Thomas Charles Leeson Rowbotham was born in 1823, in Dublin. He was known as an Irish watercolour landscape and marine artist, and was the son of the watercolour artist, Thomas Leeson Scrase Rowbotham (1783–1853). He was trained by his father and first did serious work in 1847 on a sketching trip to Wales. His work was exhibited at the Royal Academy and Suffolk Street Gallery and other prestigious galleries of the time and he was elected an associate of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours in 1848 and a full member in 1851. He succeeded his father as Professor of Drawing at the Royal Naval School, New Cross in Greenwich. They collaborated on The Art of Painting in Watercolours, and he provided the illustrations for his father's work, The Art of Sketching from Nature.

Location

Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom, TN11