William Roxby Beverley

William Roxby Beverley (London 1811-1889) A religious procession bathed in sunlight in a cathedral interior signed and dated 'W R Beverley/1831' (lower left) watercolour and bodycolour with scratching out and with gum arabic 9¼ x 6 in. with Heather Newman Gallery, Painswick, Gloucestershire.

William Roxby Beverly (British, 1811-1889), "Sea Piece with Shipping Boats", watercolor and gouache on paper, unsigned, titled in pencil en verso of paper, "Henry J. Murcott/6 Endel Street, Long Acre/London W.C." label en verso, 8-3/4" x 12-1/4". Presented in the original glazed, carved wood frame. Provenance: Christie's London, 4 March 1889; private collection.

William Roxby Beverley (Richmond, Yorkshire 1811-1889 Hampstead) Fisherfolk bringing in the catch at low tide pencil and watercolour with gum arabic heightened with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out, watermark 'JAMES WHATMAN TURKEY MILL KENT' 26½ x 37 in. (67.3 x 94 cm.) Roxby Beverley's family added the second part to their name having stayed at Beverley, east Yorkshire and developed an affection for the town. On occasions William omitted the last 'e' from the spelling. As a young artist he would go sketching with Clarkson Stanfield, R.A. (1793-1867). He is best known for his highly competent and atmospheric views of shipping and coast scenery in which the influence of Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-1828) is apparent.

Lot 79 WILLIAM ROXBY BEVERLY (british 1811-1889) "THE BEACH AT SCARBOROUGH" Black chalk on paper sight size: 8 x 12 1/2 in. provenance: Clarges Gallery, London. Estimate $600-800 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman's Conditions of Sale.

William Roxby Beverley (Richmond 1811-1889 Hampstead) Making for port, close-reefed foresail, heavy sea signed and dated 'W.R. Beverley/1867' (lower left) pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out, on paper 25 3/8 x 33 3/8 in. (64.4 x 84.8 cm.) Anonymous sale; Bonham's, London, 18 November 2003, no. 115. Anonymous sale; Tennants Auctions, Yorkshire, 20-22 April 2005, lot 931. with Abbott and Holder, London, August 2005, no. 369, where purchased by the present owner. WILLIAM ROXBY BEVERLEY (1811-1889) Lots 52-55 Beverley was descended from one of the oldest theatrical families in the North of England, and at the start of his career it was as a painter of scenery in the theatres of London that he was introduced to landscape painting, becoming one of the finest scenery painters of his time. Through this beginning, Beverley developed his own style on a smaller scale, influenced firstly by Clarkson Stanfield, who had also started out as a scene-painter (1793-1867), with whom he went on sketching tours, and secondly by Bonington (1802-1828), from whom he drew inspiration for subject matter and technique. Beverley began exhibiting landscape watercolours infrequently from 1831 onwards, but then regularly at the Royal Academy between 1865 and 1880. London, Royal Academy, 1865, no. 648 as 'Making for Port - Close-Reefed Foresail, Heavy Sea'. London, Walker's Galleries, 6 March 1953, no. 20.