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77 - William Beilby (British, 1740-1819) Five views of Scotland Bothwell Castle inscribed 'Bothwell Castle' (lower centre) Dairsie, West View inscribed 'Dairsie, West View' (lower centre) Tarvit Mill, no. 1 inscribed 'Tarvit Mill N1' (lower centre) Tarvit Mill, no. 2 inscribed 'Tarvit Mill N2' (lower centre) Mills at Rumgay inscribed 'Mills at Rumgay' (lower centre) each watercolour Each approximately unframed: 12.2 x 18.6 cm. (4 3/4 x 7 3/8 in.) Two framed (the largest): 16.5 x 21.5 cm. (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.) (5) The artist; Thence by descent to his son, William Turton Beilby (1796-1850); Thence by inheritance to Miss Clara Mottram, Hull; By whom gifted to the present owner's grandparents on 14 March 1934; Private Collection, Scotland. Literature: J. Rush, A Beilby Odyssey, 1987, p. 6, pp. 154-155, plates 117 (Tarvit Mill No. 1), 118 (Dairsie, West View), 119 (Tarvit Mill No. 2) and 124 (Bothwell Castle) The present watercolours were examined by James Rush, author of A Beilby Odyssey (1987), in 1970, who confirmed the attribution to William Beilby in correspondence with the family of the present owner. William Beilby is predominantly known as an English glassworker, who became recognised for his enameld glass pieces during the late 18th Century. However, he was also a skilled watercolourist, producing views of England, and Scotland in his later career.
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William Beilby (British, 1740-1819) Five views of Scotland Bothwell Castle inscribed 'Bothwell Castle' (lower centre) Dairsie, West View inscribed 'Dairsie, West View' (lower centre) Tarvit Mill, no. 1 inscribed 'Tarvit Mill N1' (lower centre) Tarvit Mill, no. 2 inscribed 'Tarvit Mill N2' (lower centre) Mills at Rumgay inscribed 'Mills at Rumgay' (lower centre) each watercolour Each approximately unframed: 12.2 x 18.6 cm. (4 3/4 x 7 3/8 in.) Two framed (the largest): 16.5 x 21.5 cm. (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.) (5) The artist; Thence by descent to his son, William Turton Beilby (1796-1850); Thence by inheritance to Miss Clara Mottram, Hull; By whom gifted to the present owner's grandparents on 14 March 1934; Private Collection, Scotland. Literature: J. Rush, A Beilby Odyssey, 1987, p. 6, pp. 154-155, plates 117 (Tarvit Mill No. 1), 118 (Dairsie, West View), 119 (Tarvit Mill No. 2) and 124 (Bothwell Castle) The present watercolours were examined by James Rush, author of A Beilby Odyssey (1987), in 1970, who confirmed the attribution to William Beilby in correspondence with the family of the present owner. William Beilby is predominantly known as an English glassworker, who became recognised for his enameld glass pieces during the late 18th Century. However, he was also a skilled watercolourist, producing views of England, and Scotland in his later career.
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