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William Payne, Denham Bridge upon the Tavy

William Payne

British · 1760–1830 · Painter, Printmaker

William Payne was an English painter and etcher who invented the tint Payne's grey. (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. William Payne, Landscape with Figures on a Path and Distant Church, watercolourLandscape with Figures on a Path and Distant ChurchToovey's · £320≈ $418≈ €374Sign up to see
  2. William Payne, Wood Gatherers, watercolour over pen and inkWood GatherersOlympia Auctions · £300≈ $399≈ €360Sign up to see
  3. William Payne, Figures crossing a Rustic Bridge, watercolourFigures crossing a Rustic BridgeToovey's · £300≈ $398≈ €360Sign up to see

William Payne’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (10 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

William Payne, St Germans Church and Vicarage, watercolour
St Germans Church and Vicarage
Chorley's · Apr 21, 2026
£40Sign up free to see
William Payne, A View From Exeter Over Exmoor, Pencil and watercolour Framed in an oval
A View From Exeter Over Exmoor
Elstob & Elstob · Nov 20, 2025
£80Sign up free to see
William Payne, Untitled, watercolour 12.5 x 16.5cm
Untitled
Sworders · May 28, 2025
£140Sign up free to see
William Payne, Wood Gatherers, watercolour over pen and ink
Wood Gatherers
Olympia Auctions · Oct 2, 2024
£300Sign up free to see
William Payne, Devonshire River Scene, Evening, watercolour
Devonshire River Scene, Evening
Toovey's · Apr 19, 2023
£70Sign up free to see
William Payne, Figure crossing a River via a Stone Bridge, watercolour
Figure crossing a River via a Stone Bridge
Toovey's · Nov 2, 2022
£85Sign up free to see
William Payne, Figures crossing a Rustic Bridge, watercolour
Figures crossing a Rustic Bridge
Toovey's · Sep 6, 2017
£220Sign up free to see
William Payne, Landscape with Figures on a Path and Distant Church, watercolour
Landscape with Figures on a Path and Distant Church
Toovey's · Aug 10, 2016
£320Sign up free to see
William Payne, Figures crossing a Rustic Bridge, watercolour
Figures crossing a Rustic Bridge
Toovey's · Jul 13, 2016
£300Sign up free to see
William Payne, Country Landscape with Cottage and Figures, 1755, oil on cardboard
Country Landscape with Cottage and Figures, 1755
Maison Bibelot · Nov 30, 2017

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Payne, Denham Bridge upon the Tavy
Denham Bridge upon the Tavy1780–1830 · Watercolor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum Accession — Open Access (CC0)
William Payne, Landscape with a Castle and Bridge
Landscape with a Castle and Bridgewatercolor (with gum arabic coating) over graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
William Payne, Travellers in a Woodland Glade
Travellers in a Woodland Gladec. 1800 · watercolor with graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
William Payne, A Ruined Abbey by a Waterfall
A Ruined Abbey by a Waterfallc. 1800 · watercolor and gouache with graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
William Payne, View on the River Wye
View on the River Wye1811
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
William Payne, On the River Wye
On the River Wye1797
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
William Payne, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire
Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire1803
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
William Payne, On the River Usk, Monmouthshire
On the River Usk, Monmouthshire1803
National Library of Wales ↗
CC0 · William Payne, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — National Library of Wales
William Payne, Llanfeth Palace, Pembrokeshire
Llanfeth Palace, Pembrokeshire1800
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
William Payne, Swallow Falls
Swallow Falls1810
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
William Payne, On the River Wye, Monmouthshire
On the River Wye, Monmouthshire
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Payne, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
William Payne, Sheet of Figure Sketches
Sheet of Figure Sketches
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · William Payne, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

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