Hall's Croft by William Wells Quatremain

Watercolour by William Wells Quatremain, depicting Hall's Croft in Stratford-Upon-Avon, covered in flowering wisteria with two gentlemen and a dog in front. Initialled 'WWQ' and dated 1896. William Wells Quatremain (1857-1930) was a professional artist who lived and worked in Stratford-upon-Avon for all of his adult life, having moved to the town aged ten. He was a prolific painter of Shakespeare's home town and the Warwickshire landscape, and from 1907 regularly sold his work to postcard manufacturer, J. Salmon Ltd. He was also an art teacher and painted theatre scenery for Sir Frank Benson's Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. Collections reference number: SBT 1993-31/215