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John Dawson Watson

1832–1892

The Trunk of a Birch Tree
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Biography

John Dawson Watson (20 May 1832 – 3 January 1892) was a British painter, watercolorist, and illustrator.

He was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Sedbergh School and Manchester School of Design. His son was the Impressionist painter Dawson Dawson-Watson.His daughter, Francis, married Myles Birkett Foster in 1864.

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  • The Trunk of a Birch Tree

    John Dawson Watson
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  • Etching of a head with a turban(?) signed by J. D. Watson

    John Dawson Watson
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