{"title":"Markham, William (1796–1852)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCol William Markham (1796–1852) is a listed artist, whose work was principally maritime subjects. He resided at Becca Hall, Aberford, Yorkshire, where he was Deputy Lieutenant of the West Riding and Colonel of the 2nd York Militia. His son Col. William Thomas Markham (1830–1886) lived in Cowes on the Isle of Wight and was buried at Northwood Cemetery there. William Thomas Markham married Anne Emily Sophia Grant, daughter of the famous Scottish painter Sir Francis Grant.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"william-markham-regatta-at-cowes-isle-of-wight-original-early-19th-century-watercolour-painting-kd-074","title":"William Markham, Regatta at Cowes, Isle of Wight – Early 19th-century watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original early 19th-century watercolour painting – William Markham, Regatta at Cowes, Isle of Wight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA delightful marine subject by Col William Markham (1796–1852) showing sailing boats at the Cowes Regatta on the Isle of Wight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarkham is a listed artist, whose work was principally maritime subjects. He resided at Becca Hall, Aberford, Yorkshire, where he was Deputy Lieutenant of the West Riding and Colonel of the 2nd York Militia. His son Col. William Thomas Markham (1830–1886) lived in Cowes on the Isle of Wight and was buried at Northwood Cemetery there. William Thomas Markham married Anne Emily Sophia Grant, daughter of the famous Scottish painter Sir Francis Grant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis painting forms part of our Irish aristocratic O'Grady \/ Vereker collection. The Vereker family had a connection with the Isle of Wight and specifically East Cowes Castle, designed by John Nash. Col Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort visited the castle and instructed Nash to design him a similar home at Lough Cutra, Co. Galway. By a strange turn of events, East Cowes Castle came into the ownership of the Gort family, when Charles's son, John Prendergast Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort, acquired it by marrying Elizabeth Tudor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis drawing is one of a fascinating collection of works that we have for sale connected with the aristocratic O'Grady and Vereker families of 19th-century Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53800887550281,"sku":"KD-074","price":310.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KD-074.jpg?v=1770217915"}],"url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/es\/collections\/markham-william-1796-1852.oembed","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}