Antique Paul Braddon English Watercolor Robert Southey Night Waterscape

Antique (or very old vintage) signed watercolor painting by Paul Braddon (1864-1937). He pays homage to English poet laureate Robert Southey in a series titled, The Haunts of Southey. This watercolor depicts The Friars Walk. Extensive description on the front and back of each painting. Paintings are in contemporary gold frames ready to hang. 

Inscription:

“The Friars Walk a promontory which overhangs dormant water. A favorite haunt of Southey who said, If I had Aladdin’s Lamp or Fortunes Purpose I would here find myself a home.” 

Robert Southey(1774 – 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death. Like the other Lake Poets, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey began as a radical but became steadily more conservative as he gained respect for Britain and its institutions. Other romantics such as Byron accused him of siding with the establishment for money and status. He is remembered especially for the poem "After Blenheim" and the original version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".

Frame 16 x 20

Watercolor 8.5 x 11

Paul Braddon (pseudonym for James Leslie Crees) was a prolific British painter whose works were widely appreciated for their detail and atmospheric quality. Educated in Europe, Braddon developed a keen interest in art at an early age and honed his skills in various European art academies. Traveling extensively, he captured the essence of the European countryside, urban scenes, and coastal views in his art. His works often reflected a romantic and sometimes idealized vision of the landscape, which was common among artists of his time.

Braddon’s paintings were exhibited in numerous exhibitions, including the prestigious Royal Academy in London. Despite the popularity of his work during his lifetime, Paul Braddon contributions to the art of watercolor painting and his documentation of landscapes and cityscapes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries remain valued by collectors and historians.

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