William Roxby Beverley, British 1811-1889- Eastbourne; pencil and watercolour heightened...

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.