Sir Walter Farquhar, BI
Watercolour by Edward Hassell depicting the home of Sir Walter Farquhar, BI. 1824.
This watercolour depict a large house, with several wings of different shapes and sizes. The main area is a two-storied rectangular build with regular windows on both floors a porticoed entrance supported with columns and a turret with a windvane on its roof. To its right we have a smaller, also rectangular building. To the left of the entrance 2 other smaller, horizontal wings.
There is a lawn in front of the house and some trees can be seen in the grounds.
There are handwritten inscriptions at the bottom which reads "Sir Walter Farquhar, BI", "Putney" and "E. Hassell".
Artist Biography
Edward Hassell (1811–1852) Edward Hassell was a British watercolourist, son of topographical artist John Hassell. He was particularly drawn to church interiors and modern architecture, capturing them with precision and sensitivity. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and the British Institution, and was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists from 1841, serving as its secretary. His contributions were well recognised during his lifetime. Hassell died in 1852.
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