{"title":"Lewis, Charles James (1830–1892)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles James Lewis (1830–1892) was a prolific and very popular painter of rustic genre scenes and landscapes. His work in watercolour was most highly regarded and in 1882 he was elected a member of the Institute of Painters in Water-Colours. He also became a member of the Institute of Painters in Oil Colours. He was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy, the Society of British Artists and the British Institution. He was born, lived and died in Chelsea, London.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"charles-james-lewis-a-voyage-of-discovery-late-19th-century-watercolour-js-072","title":"Charles James Lewis, A Voyage of Discovery – Late 19th-century watercolour","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original mid-19th-century watercolour painting, Charles James Lewis, A Voyage of Discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis pretty small watercolour shows a cherubic boy setting sail in a makeshift boat with a mountainous horizon behind. Titled 'A Voyage of Discovery', the dramatic skies and landscape give the image a mythical, metaphorical air—the child, playful and courageous, setting sail on the sea of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe acquired this watercolour as part of our collection titled Armenia \u0026amp; Turkey in the Mid-19th-century: Watercolours from the Circle of Elijah Walton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with white bodycolour highlights.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52013131006281,"sku":"JS-072","price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/js-072_5.jpg?v=1743434665"}],"url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/de-eu\/collections\/lewis-charles-james-1830-1892.oembed","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}