William Roxby Beverley, British 1811-1889- Eastbourne; pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white on paper, signed, inscribed and dated 'Eastbourne / Sept 2 1866 / W.R. Beverley' (lower left), 27.3 x 50.2 cm. Provenance: with Oscar and...

William Roxby Beverley, British 1811-1889- Eastbourne; pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white on paper, signed, inscribed and dated 'Eastbourne / Sept 2 1866 / W.R. Beverley' (lower left), 27.3 x 50.2 cm. Provenance: with Oscar and Peter Johnson, London, 1972.; The Collection of Sir Nicholas Goodison. Exhibited: London, Oscar and Peter Johnson, ‘Technique of Watercolour Art in England’, November 1972, no.5. Note: Beverley was initially a theatre scene artist who then became a successful watercolour painter. He worked at the Theatre Royal, Manchester, and moved to London in 1846, working at the Lyceum, Covent Garden and Drury Lane. His work has a keen sense of atmosphere and is especially focused on coastal, marine and Thames river scenes. Between 1865 and 1880 he exhibited 28 watercolours at the Royal Academy in London.
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