Edward Hull

Edward Hull (1810-1877) - Framed Watercolour, Exercising

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Gossip on the Street- This Mid 19th century watercolour depicts three boastful Frenchmen having a public natter in front of several french style houses. The artist has captured a dog...

A striking, unidentified Biblical scene in pencil and watercolour, showing a man with a dagger in his sheath at his side, aggressively approaching an older man who hides his face. A ...

A wonderful mid-century watercolour depicting the rooftops of a coastal village. Washing is hanging out to dry in the breezy sea air and light clouds gather along the horizon. Well p...

A delightful watercolour by landscape painter James Whaite (fl.1876-1896), depicting cockle pickers on a large North Wales beach. Signed to the lower left...

A fine late 19th Century watercolour, showing a tender depiction of the Holy family. Jesus, as a child, holds his mother's hand as his father, Joseph, is seen busying himself in his ...

A delightful watercolour study depicting mussel gatherers on the beach at Morecambe in the North West of England. Shire horses pull wagons of mussels across the bay followed by men carrying...

RICHARD WESTALL, RA (1765-1836) Cupid Sleeping; from a poem of Mrs Robinson - The Duchess of Devonshire Discovers the Sleeping Cupid Watercolour on paper, oval 36 by 44.5 cm., 14 ¼ by 18 in. (frame size 55 by 66 cm., 21 ¾ by 26 in.) Exhibited: London, Royal Academy, 1792, no.448. Richard Westall was bon in Reepham, near Norwich. Initially apprenticed to a London silver engraving he began studying at the Royal Academy Schools from 1785 and exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy between 1784 and 1836. Westall became an Associate member of the Royal Academy in 1792 and a full member in 1794. Westall painted in both oil and watercolour, his works being romantic and neoclassical in style. He contributing to both Boydell’s Shakespeare Gallery and Fuseli’s Milton Gallery and was also a prolific book illustrator of both fiction and poetry including works by Sir Walter Scott and Byron, whose portrait he also painted. For a time he was also art master to the young Princess Victoria. This is probably Westall’s 1792 Royal Academy exhibit (no.448). The subject was inspired by the poem Cupid Sleeping by the poetess-actress Mary Darby Robinson, which had been published in the previous year. The poem was dedicated to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and the picture show the Duchess discovering the sleeping cupid who she then relieves of his bow and arrows. Mrs Robinson was not only the Duchess’s protégée but also the first public mistress of the Prince of Wales. William Nutter’s engraving of Westall’s picture was also dedicated to the Duchess of Devonshire. Close in a woodbine's tangled shade, The blooming god asleep was laid; His brows with mossy roses crown'd; His golden darts lay scatter'd round; To shade his auburn, curled head, A purple canopy was spread, Which gently with the breezes play'd, And shed around a soften'd shade. Upon his downy smiling cheek, Adorned with many a "dimple sleek," Beam'd glowing health and tender blisses, His coral lip...

Two watercolours stuck on ivory colored paper, early XIX century. Hand-titled in black ink under each image. Representing two Italian popular figures in traditional costumes. Excelle...

Costume dell'Isola di Procida is an enchanting watercolour on ivory colored paper made by the artist Michela De Vito in 1820 ca., representing the Province of Naples. Hand-titled in...

Amazing watercolor on paper of the Costume di Carafagreci realized by the artist Michela De Vito in 1820 ca. Hand-titled "Costume di Carafagreci", with autograph notes in black ink ...

Watercolour on ivory colored paper, 1828. Representing a woman in typical Italian costumes of XIX century. Good conditions with some light stains. The year of composition is hand-wri...

Watercolour on ivory coloured paper (cm 29.6 x 23.4) by Michela De Vito, 1820 c.a. Representing a worker in traditional Napolitan costumes sleeping. Excellent conditions. Very beaut...