S&W Collection

> From Wiltshire to the Swiss Alps: Victorian Watercolours 1863–71

This charming collection of watercolours by an anonymous British hand, dated 1863–71 are likely the work of one of the large number of genteel Victorian women who devoted their leisure time to the art of watercolour painting. Our artist travelled to popular tourist sites of the 19th century, capturing picturesque views with particular delicacy and charm.

Travels to Switzerland in 1863 take in Zurich, Ouchy, Lucerne, Berne, Interlacken, Zermatt and the Matterhorn. Returning to Switzerland again in 1868, they also visit the Northern Italian Lakes, Maggiore, Como and Orta.

There are also views at popular tourist sites in the UK, including Betws-y-Coed in North Wales, Killiecrankie in Scotland, in the Lake District and at Matlock. Other subjects are lesser known sites in the Corsham area of Wiltshire, suggesting the artist was perhaps resident here—including Whitley Farm near Melksham, Jaggards House at Neston, Wadswick Farm near Corsham, and Chapel Plaister and Hazelbury near Box.

19 artworks

St Gotthard Pass from Meyerhof, Hospental, Swiss Alps –1868 watercolour painting
Anon. Hospental, Swiss Alps
£72
£72
Stock number: KC-223
Anon., Hazelbury Manor, Box, Corsham, Wiltshire – 1871 watercolour painting
Anon. Hazelbury Manor, Box, Corsham, Wiltshire
£64
£64
Stock number: KD-763
SOLD
Anon., San Giulio Island, Lake Orta, Italy – Mid-19th-century watercolour painting
Anon. San Giulio Island, Lake Orta, Italy Stock number: KD-760
Anon., Grand Pont Suspendu, Fribourg, Switzerland – Mid-19th-century watercolour painting
Anon. Grand Pont Suspendu, Fribourg, Switzerland
£48
£48
Stock number: KD-756
Anon., Ullswater, Lake District – 1870 watercolour painting
Anon. Ullswater, Lake District
£44
£44
Stock number: KD-761
Anon., High Tor, Matlock, Derbyshire – Late 19th-century watercolour painting
Anon. High Tor, Matlock, Derbyshire
£44
£44
Stock number: KD-752
Pass of Killiecrankie, Scotland – Original 1871 watercolour painting
Anon. Scotland
£44
£44
Stock number: KC-224
SOLD
Anon., Llyn Padarn, Llanberis, Wales – Late 19th-century watercolour painting
Anon. Llyn Padarn, Llanberis, Wales Stock number: KD-762
SOLD
Anon., Rhine Falls, Schaffhausen, Switzerland – Mid-19th-century watercolour painting
Anon. Rhine Falls, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Stock number: KD-755
Anon., Pontresina, Val Roseg, Graubünden, Switzerland – Mid-19th-century watercolour painting
Anon. Pontresina, Val Roseg, Graubünden, Switzerland
£38
£38
Stock number: KD-759
SOLD
Anon., Lake Como from Cadenabbia, Italy – Mid-19th-century watercolour painting
Anon. Lake Como from Cadenabbia, Italy Stock number: KD-754
SOLD
Thusis, Swiss Alps – Original 1863 watercolour painting
Anon. Swiss Alps Stock number: KC-214
Monte Generoso Hotel, Swiss Italian Alps – Original 1868 watercolour painting
Anon. Swiss Italian Alps
£38
£38
Stock number: KC-213
SOLD
Anon., Monte San Salvatore, Lepontine Alps, Lake Lugano, Switzerland – Mid-19th-century watercolour painting
Anon. Monte San Salvatore, Lepontine Alps, Lake Lugano, Switzerland Stock number: KD-758
Anon., St Niklaus, Mattertal Valley, Valais, Switzerland – Mid-19th-century watercolour painting
Anon. St Niklaus, Mattertal Valley, Valais, Switzerland
£31
£31
Stock number: KD-751
Anon., Splügen Pass, Graubünden, Switzerland – Mid-19th-century watercolour painting
Anon. Splügen Pass, Graubünden, Switzerland
£28
£28
Stock number: KD-753
SOLD
Anon., Bath Lodge Gatehouse – 1864 watercolour painting
Anon. Bath Lodge Gatehouse Stock number: KD-757
SOLD
Anon., Baveno, Lake Maggiore, Italy – Mid-19th-century watercolour painting
Anon. Baveno, Lake Maggiore, Italy Stock number: KD-750
SOLD
Anon., Brunnen, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland – Mid-19th-century watercolour painting
Anon. Brunnen, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland Stock number: KD-749