Royal Watercolour Society

About

The Royal Watercolour Society is a prestigious British exhibiting society founded in London in 1804 by William Frederick Wells to promote the art of watercolour painting. Originally known as the Society of Painters in Water Colours, it was granted its royal charter in 1881 and has historically served as a primary venue for the exhibition and professional recognition of watercolourists.

Also represented in

• Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours · 2 shared members
• Kirkcudbright Artists' Colony · 1 shared member
• Royal Institute of Oil Painters · 1 shared member

Member artists

• Edwin Austin Abbey 1852–1911
• John Varley 1778–1842 Connections
• William Havell 1782–1857
• Nicholas Pocock 1740–1821
• George Barret, Jr. 1767–1842
• Copley Fielding 1787–1855
• Henry Gastineau 1791–1876
• John Glover 1767–1849
• William Alfred Delamotte 1775–1863
• Cornelius Varley 1781–1873
• Helen Angell 1847–1884
• Archibald Standish Hartrick 1864–1950
• Charles Knight 1901–1990
• Frederick Nash 1782–1856
• Francis Nicholson 1753–1844
• Edward Duncan 1803–1882
• William Frederick Wells 1762–1836

Works by its members

• "King Lear," Act I, Scene I Edwin Austin Abbey · 1898
• "Who Is Sylvia? What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her?" Edwin Austin Abbey · 1898
• A View of Chester John Varley · 1836
• Kilgerran Castle William Havell · 1830
• Landscape with a Figure on Horseback Nicholas Pocock · 1794
• Self-Portrait George Barret, Jr. · 1798
• Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle Copley Fielding · 1830
• Landscape William Havell · 1829
• Valle Crucis Abbey William Havell · 1800
• Snowdon & Dolbadern Castle, north Wales John Glover · 1838
• Tretower Henry Gastineau · 1820
• Newark Castle Copley Fielding · 1810
• The Bridge Edwin Austin Abbey · 1900
• A Pavane Edwin Austin Abbey · 1899
• The Thames at Datchet Ferry William Havell · 1811
• Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire William Alfred Delamotte · 1810
• Landscape John Varley · 1820
• Solitude: Miss Vesta Rollinstall Edwin Austin Abbey · 1878
• With Pride Upon Her Brow Edwin Austin Abbey · 1878
• A Happy New Year Edwin Austin Abbey · 1905
• Sailboat on a Beach John Varley · 1801
• Landscape with Ruins John Varley · 1810
• Conway in North Wales John Varley · 1803
• Looking under the Bridge John Varley · 1810
• Pont Aberglaslyn John Varley · 1812
• A Clearing in a Forest John Varley · 1834
• A Cottage on a Lane John Varley · 1805
• Study of Trees in a Landscape John Varley · 1810
• A Stand of Trees [recto] John Varley · 1810
• Study of a Head in Profile [verso] John Varley · 1810
• Landscape Composition [recto] John Varley · 1810
• Two Studies of a Figure Holding a Basket [verso] John Varley · 1810
• Harlech Castle and Snowdon John Varley · 1805
• Valley Landscape John Varley · 1810
• Two Figures on a Country Road John Varley · 1810
• Tally Llyn from Llyn Trigrain Cornelius Varley · 1803
• Henham Park, Suffolk Cornelius Varley · 1802
• An Extensive View in Shropshire Cornelius Varley · 1803
• A Wooded Lane near Ross Cornelius Varley · 1803
• Tintern Abbey William Havell · 1804
• Returning from Work George Barret, Jr. · 1840
• Launceston and the river Tamar John Glover · 1832
• Landscape view in Cumberland John Glover · 1820
• A heath near the coast Copley Fielding · 1831
• Wooded Landscape with Sheep William Havell · 1829
• Sheep and Horses grazing under Trees William Havell · 1829
• Lake Avernus William Alfred Delamotte · 1825
• Ullswater, early morning John Glover · 1824
• My last view of Italy, looking from the ... John Glover · 1835
• Natives on the Ouse River, Van Diemen's Land John Glover · 1838
• Patterdale farm John Glover · 1840
• Self Portrait William Havell · 1830
• Landscape William Havell · 1829
• Blackmoor Head, near Rhuddlan John Varley · 1800
• Stony Ground Edwin Austin Abbey · 1892
• Mountain Landscape Copley Fielding · 1831
• Italianate Landscape with Shepherds George Barret, Jr. · 1814
• A Mountainous Landscape John Glover · 1817
• View of the ghats from Matheran John Varley
• Carnarvon Castle Copley Fielding · 1810