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The Artist's Encampment - 1826
Water-colour painting of the encampment of the artist, William Havell (1782-1857) made between 1819 and 1826. Inscribed on the back in ink is: 'My encampment' under 'the shade of Tamarind trees in India. W. Havell.'
Havell came from a well-known Reading family of artists and engravers. His father was a drawing-master with fourteen children, and William was early put in business. He persisted in drawing and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1804 and at the British Institution from 1806. He was one of the first members of the Water-colour Society. In 1816 he accompanied Lord Amherst's mission to China on board 'The Alceste' as artist to the expedition. On the embassy's return to Canton in 1817, Havell proceeded to India, visiting Calcutta and Madras in 1819 and Hyderabad in 1822. He left India In 1826, worked in Italy in 1827, and then returned to England.
Source : British Library
William Havell (9 Feb 1782 – 16 Dec 1857) was an English landscape painter, one of the Havell family of artists, and a founding member of the Society of Painters in Watercolours. In 1816 Havell was engaged in painting a series of pictures called 'Picturesque Views and Characteristic Scenery of British Villas', when he was appointed to the post of draughtsman with Lord Amherst's embassy to China. As a result of a serious quarrel on board ship with one of the officers, his position became untenable and he left the post, sailing to India in 1817. There he stayed until 1825, finding lucrative employment in painting portraits and landscapes.[2] On his return he rejoined the Watercolour Society, but found that his work was not as popular as it once had been, and after a while be ceased to contribute to their exhibitions and took to painting in oils instead. Read more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Havell
Such warm colours and textures.The tree leaves have been the best though.
Nice watercolor painting.
Outstanding painting