King's Hall, Wisbech

Frederick Waters Watts (1800 - Hampstead 1862)
National Trust Inventory Number 781623

Category	Paintings
Date	1820 - 1862
Materials	Oil on canvas
Measurements	13 x 26 inches
Place of origin	Wisbech

Collection	Peckover House, Cambridgeshire (Accredited Museum)
On show at	Peckover House, Cambridgeshire, East of England, National Trust

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Summary description

Oil painting on canvas, King's Hall, Wisbech by Frederick Waters Watts (1800 - Hampstead 1862), inscribed on the stern of the rowing boat (very indistinct): [F. W. ] / Watts. Large house on the left, a small road centre and small houses on the right, in foreground a river, the small embankment enclosed with a shot white fence with a gap in the centre. A small rowing boat with three figures is heading towards the gap. Figures on the land. King's Hall used to be at the junction of Barton Road and North Brink, now demolished. White-painted frame.

Marks and inscriptions

On stem of boat: [F. W. ?] / Watts

Makers and roles

Frederick Waters Watts (1800 - Hampstead 1862) , artist

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Record Status

Enhanced