William Stewart Watson

British · 1800–1870 · Painter

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Robert Burns on horseback and the fiddler Niel Gow taking refreshment outside a cottageSworders · May 2026£1,600≈ $2,145≈ €1,846Sign up to see

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British painter (1800-1870)

Born 1800Died 1870Occupation PainterWikidata Q21466509 ↗Museum works 5

Works in museum collections

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William Stewart Watson, The inauguration of Robert Burns as Poet Laureate of the Lodge — **The inauguration of Robert Burns as Poet Laureate of the Lodge**1846
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland

William Stewart Watson, Don Quixote Tilting at a Windmill — **Don Quixote Tilting at a Windmill**
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland

William Stewart Watson, John Hunter (1728–1793) (copy after Joshua Reynolds) — **John Hunter (1728–1793) (copy after Joshua Reynolds)**
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

William Stewart Watson, Holyrood Dairy, Edinburgh, c.1840 — **Holyrood Dairy, Edinburgh, c.1840**
City Art Centre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — City Art Centre

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

Related artists — British, born 1775–1825