Artists

WILLIAM HAMILTON YATMAN (1819-1897)

Medium

Watercolour

Dimensions:

30.00cm wide   20.50cm high (11.81 inches wide  8.07 inches high)

Description / Expertise

The son of a silk merchant he was educated at Winchester and Caius, Cambridge. In 1844 he was called to the Bar, in 1851 he moved from Wellsbourne, Warwickshire, to Highgrove House, Gloucestershire. He was a friend and patron of the architect William Burges and of the watercolour artist David Cox. He is known for his fine watercolours of shells.