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[> [> Re: Rowbotham, 19th Century watercolor artist -- josh rowbotham, 02:45:21 01/18/11 Tue

>>Reseacher in USA seeking information about a
>>watercolor artist with surname Rowbotham. Am
>>interested in full name, career as artist, actually
>>any and all details possible.
>>I will answer all responses.
>>Thank you very much.
>>Karen N Nelson
>
>Hi Karen,
>I have a print of a watercolour 'View of Wolverhampton
>from Tettenhall Rock' by Thomas leeson Rowbotham
>(1783-1853). The original being held by Wolverhampton
>art gallery. I checked out an art reference book a few
>years ago and seem to recall that there was a father
>and son, I think the other being Charles Leeson, both
>having exhibited at the Royal Academy in London.
>I live not far from Tettenhall!
>Regards
>
>Mike Rowbotham


sorry the thomas you refer to mike is actualy his grandfather

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[> Re: Rowbotham, 19th Century watercolor artist -- josh rowbotham, 02:36:51 01/18/11 Tue

>Reseacher in USA seeking information about a
>watercolor artist with surname Rowbotham. Am
>interested in full name, career as artist, actually
>any and all details possible.
>I will answer all responses.
>Thank you very much.
>Karen N Nelson

thomas and charles arnt farther and son
he was thomas charles leeson rowbotham he was a bootmaker then his brother moved to australia started a boot makeing and wholesale company then thomas moved out in 1886 to join after dropping his first name at 21 to become charles rowbotham he was the mayor of tawoomba in 1901 and 1902 he moved to sydney in 1903 then started painting

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[> Re: Rowbotham, 19th Century watercolor artist -- josh rowbotham, 02:48:02 01/18/11 Tue

>Reseacher in USA seeking information about a
>watercolor artist with surname Rowbotham. Am
>interested in full name, career as artist, actually
>any and all details possible.
>I will answer all responses.
>Thank you very much.
>Karen N Nelson


sorry mike the thomas you are refering to is charles grandfather

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[> Re: Rowbotham, 19th Century watercolor artist -- Peter Marshall, 21:14:58 01/20/12 Fri

Charles Rowbotham 1856-1921 (exhibited 1881-1913). I have a watercolour (unsigned) but supposedly attributed to this artist. The subject is a female in Victorian dress 11cm X 13cm (very pretty)

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