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WATERCOLOURS BY WILLIAM PAYNE FROM THE BLAIR CHARITABLE TRUST, REMOVED FROM BLAIR CASTLE, BLAIR ATHOLL, SCOTLAND (Lots 179-188) The present group of watercolours by William Payne (1760-1830) have remained loose in a folio since they were executed and consequently their colours have survived with remarkable freshness. The bold palette and strong pen lines of the drawings in this group are very different from the soft restricted palette and careful pen that we today regard as typical of Payne's work. His more characteristic technique was developed from his training as a draughtsman for the Board of Ordnance where he was encouraged to record landscape details accurately and rapidly in either careful pen or pencil and then gently worked up in soft washes of colour. Born in London, Payne was posted by the Board to Plymouth in 1782, where he remained until 1790. He travelled throughout the region recording the landscapes and coastal scenes which inspired his work. Following his return to London in 1790, he returned frequently to the West Country and also undertook numerous sketching tours to South and North Wales, The Isle of Wight, The Lake District and Yorkshire. From some of the drawings in the present group, it appears that he also visited Northumberland, perhaps during his tour of 1810 or at some other time.Some of the views depicted in the following ten lots are of specific subjects, such as lot 184 of Alnwick Castle and lot 188 of Bamburgh Castle, whilst others appear to be idealised views.
William Payne, O.W.S. (London 1760-1833)
Figures boating from a village slipway; and Travellers alongside a river, beside a cottage
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William Payne, O.W.S. (London 1760-1833)
Figures boating from a village slipway; and Travellers alongside a river, beside a cottage
the first signed 'W. Payne' (lower left on the stern of a boat) and both signed 'W. Payne' (verso)
pencil and watercolour
both 10 ½ x 14 ½ in. (26.7 x 36.9 cm.)
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Figures boating from a village slipway; and Travellers alongside a river, beside a cottage
the first signed 'W. Payne' (lower left on the stern of a boat) and both signed 'W. Payne' (verso)
pencil and watercolour
both 10 ½ x 14 ½ in. (26.7 x 36.9 cm.)
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