The condition is typical for a picture of this age including heavy discolouration and some fading.
27.5 x 37.5cm (10.8" x 14.8")Framed Size: 56.5 x 65cm (22.2" x 25.6")
Williams was born onboard the ship of his father, Captain Williams, whilst en route to the West Indies. His mother, "Miss Lewis", died in 1782, and his father, being unable to care for the nine-year-old Hugh, left him in the care of Louis Ruffini, a textile manufacturer in Dalkeith. Ruffini encouraged Hugh to become a painter.
In 1822 Williams held an exhibition of watercolours, based on his tour of Greece and Italy. It was a critical success, its ruins and famous scenes of Greek history chiming with the taste of the time.
Williams was an original member of the Associated Artists in Watercolour (1808), with Andrew Wilson, which was short-lived; and an associate of the Royal Institution, Edinburgh.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1823 his proposer being Sir David Brewster.
He died at home, 65 Castle Street in Edinburgh's First New Townon 23 June 1829.
Scotland, United Kingdom
| SKU | rh849 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Hugh William Williams (1773–1829) |
| Date | 1816 |
| Dimensions | 27.5 x 37.5cm |
| Medium | Watercolour |
| Subject | Landscape |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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