William Havell, 1782 - 1857


European 

William Havell was born in Reading England in 1782 and died in London in England in 1857. William Havell established himself as an oil painter in the manner of Richard Wilson and J.M.W. Turner. In 1816, Mr. Havell accepted a post as the official artist to the embassy of China, with William Pitt, Earl Amherst of Arracan. Mr. Havell and Mr. Pitt travelled from Beijing to Guangzhou sketching the Chinese countryside. He spent time in India, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) before returning to England in 1826. The painting of the English countryside is an oil on canvas measuring 30 x 38 signed lower left. The painting has been relined and in good condition.

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