Dictionary of painters and engravers . V di V V. ^ V, X V <8 8 Si . ^§ <T J. A. WATTEAU. [Collection /../ Case, The Louvre LE GRAND GILLES PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS. demy, and for one year with David Wilkie. Henettled in Edinburgh, where he obtained a goodpractice as a portrait painter, and was one ofthe original members of the Royal ScottishAcademy. His fancy portraits, such as TheOrnithologist, A Conchologist, and TheStudent—the latter in the Scottish National Gal-lery—obtained him a very considerable died on the 6th November, 1874. An enthusi-astic naturalist, he bequeathed
Dictionary of painters and engravers . V di V V. ^ V, X V <8 8 Si . ^§ <T J. A. WATTEAU. [Collection /../ Case, The Louvre LE GRAND GILLES PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS. demy, and for one year with David Wilkie. Henettled in Edinburgh, where he obtained a goodpractice as a portrait painter, and was one ofthe original members of the Royal ScottishAcademy. His fancy portraits, such as TheOrnithologist, A Conchologist, and TheStudent—the latter in the Scottish National Gal-lery—obtained him a very considerable died on the 6th November, 1874. An enthusi-astic naturalist, he bequeathed his collection ofbirds to the Edinburgh University. WATT, James Henry, engraver, was born inLondon in 1799. He was a pupil of Charles Heath,but showed much originality, and won distinctionas a line-engraver, in a style of his own. Healways worked on copper, which he managedwith great sympathy and power. Ho died inLondon in June 1867. Works: Procession of the Dunmow Flitch ; after blessing little Children ; after Highland Drovers Departure ; after Landseer.
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