AdoptA WATTS Photograph of a young boy appreciating Nemesis G F Watts, Nemesis, Date unknown, gesso model possibly for the study of Hope An introduction by Perdita Hunt, Director of Watts Gallery - Artists’ Village dopt a Watts was an initiative launched in 2002 to secure the long term care and preservation of Watts Gallery Trust’s collection of Apaintings, sculpture and drawings by the most eminent Victorian artist, G F Watts OM RA (1817-1904). Over 100 artworks have been adopted and we are hugely grateful to our adopters, many of whom have been with us since the early days, to help create the momentum which has seen so many artworks safeguarded for the benefit of future generations. I am delighted to launch this beautifully illustrated book with excerpts written by our adopters many of whom have forged a personal bond with their chosen artwork - in celebration of a wedding anniversary or birthday, in memory of a loved one or simply because they have an emotional connection to a particular piece. As we look to the future, I am inspired by our adopters’ comments and support at such a crucial time for Watts Gallery Trust as we move forward with our ambition to complete an artists’ village as a national beacon for the Arts & Crafts movement, and to create an international network of artists’ studio-house museums. Our hope is that others will join the Adopt a Watts scheme as we work towards increasing the number of adopted works which are in desperate need of conservation. This will help us complete the displays at Watts Studios which opened to the public in the spring of 2016; and in the future, Limnerslease, the home G F Watts and his wife the ceramic artist, Mary Watts. Thank you to all our adopters and welcome to our new adopters. Watts Gallery Trust is immensely grateful to Clytie also known as Sunflower Alexander and Mary Creswell our members of the Adopt A Watts Scheme: Pencil Study of the Figure of Death In Memory of Keith Dale Mrs Moore Robertson (Sargent) Jan and Warren Adelson for ‘Love and Death’ Chalk Compositional Study for David Anstice Lady Dalrymple also known as Anna Dalrymple for ‘Life’s Illusions’ (1849) Sophia Dalrymple Sir Hew Dalrymple and his granddaughter Sophia Dalrymple Watercolour Study for the Fresco Dr Jill Armitage and Tom Sawyer ‘Justice: A Hemicycle of Lawgivers’ Lilian David Davis, Chairman, Surrey County Council Standing Female Figure in Dress, Jane Bailey Unidentified Portrait Study, Possibly Full-scale gesso model for the The De Laszlo Foundation for ‘Helen Rose Huth’ commemorative sculpture of Alfred Lord Tennyson Orpheus and Eurydice John Beale Black and White Chalk Portrait Marion Dell Pencil Thumbnail Sketch of ‘Hope Tom and Ingrid Beazley Study of Mrs Leslie Stephens (Head and Shoulders) Silverpoint Portrait Study of Virginia Martin Beisly Self-Portrait of G F Watts Aged Dr John Dobson and Sheila Pattle Seventeen also known as Self-Por- Dobson Sanguine and Grey Chalk Bust- Billmeir Charitable Trust trait as a Young Man length Study of a Youth with Curly Red Hair (for unknown mytholog- Endymion Sir Andrew and Lady Duff ical or literary subject, related to Gordon ‘Bacchus and Ariadne’ by Titian) Under a Dry Arch Duke of Kent School Evolution Katie Butcher Pen and Ink Studies of Rider and ExxonMobil Study for the Portrait of Edward VII Charterhouse School Horse for ‘Physical Energy’ as H.R.H. Edward Albert Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) Chalk Study for ‘Clytie’ Colin Ford CBE and Sue Grayson Ford MBE Shared adoption of Compton Parish Council Virginia Dalrymple green dress Aristides and the Shepherd The George John and Sheilah Liva- nos Charitable Trust Shared adoption of Compton Village Hall Virginia Dalrymple green dress Pencil Study of a Man’s Frowned Face, Study of Anger (Copy after an Unknown Source) Study of a Knight with a Lady David Graham, in memory of Viv Shared adoption of Rosalind Lawson Smith, a very special friend Virginia Dalrymple green dress. The Wounded Heron Alistair Gray OBE and Lyn Gray Full-Scale Gesso Model for ‘Physical John Lewis OBE Bust-length Study of a Heroic Energy’ Young Male May Princep Lucy and Tim Lindholm Mary Seton Watts’s Diaries Dr Desna Greenhow Georgina Treherne Pencil Thumbnail Sketch of ‘Hope’ Virginia Heffernan For He Had Great Possessions Marina Logan-Bruce Sunset on the Alps Susan and Anthony Holmes Pencil Thumbnail Sketch of Figures George and Angie Loudon Shared adoption of Richard Jefferies in ‘Love and Life’ Virginia Dalrymple green dress. Progress Philip Martyn The Good Samaritan Henry and Betty Jones Drawing of Ellen Terry, with loose Dr Colette Metcalfe Black and White Chalk Study of a Sir Mark Jones long hair Cast of the Right Hand (From an Fiesole Alan Midgley and Jan Chapman Unknown Cast) A Parasite NADFAS Society in the East Surrey Black Chalk Study for Area ‘The Minotaur’ John Stuart Mill Robert Napier CBE Pencil Thumbnail Sketch of ‘Hope’ Mrs G F Watts (Backview) Annie Norman, in memory of AVB Pencil Self-Portrait of G F Watts John King (Nick) Norman Miss Virginia Julian Dalrymple also NPU Consultants Jacob and Esau Jamie and Julia Korner known as Mrs Francis Champneys Rachel Gurney Richard Ormond CBE and Professor Surrey Woodland also known as Lady Laidlaw, in memory of Leonée Ormond End of the Day Helen Violet Pritchard Large Chalk Study of the Figure Peter Palmer The Irish Famine Ann Laver of Messenger for the oil painting ‘The Messenger’; study of a draped, Caricature of G F Watts as an Epsom standing female figure with an Beggar infant Found Drowned David Pike Shared adoption of Derek Tanous Violet Lindsay Lillie Langtry also known as The Shared adoption of Denise Topolski Dean’s Daughter Virginia Dalrymple green dress Eve Tempted Iris Dr Nicholas Tromans and Dr Alison Smith Eve Repentent Colour Chalk Study of Virginia Ju- Jane Turner lian Dalrymple Mrs G F Watts The girls and alumnae of Prior’s Field Shared adoption of School Virginia Dalrymple green dress Green Summer Keith and Sue Rawlings in celebra- After the Deluge Dr & Mrs John Vardon tion of John and Sheila Dobson’s 50 years of marriage Charcoal Self-Portrait Study known Love Triumphant Mark and Deborah Rees as ‘Fear’ Paolo and Francesca Lady Verey Florence Nightingale Jim and Patricia Rothman Sower of the Systems Anthea Vernell Thomas Hughes Rugby School Two Pen and Ink Studies of the Carol Wates Wax Maquette for oil painting ‘Love Sarah Selzer (former Surrey County Mountains (possibly for ‘Sunset on Steering the Boat of Humanity’ Councillor in Guildford 2005-2009) the Alps’) Lady Somers Philip Sebastian, 9th Lord Somers Portrait of Dr J Joachim also known Hazel Watson as ‘A Lamplight Study’ Song of the Shirt A Semptress Self Portrait in the Style of Van Dyck Neil Watts A Sea Ghost Shalford Decorative and Fine Arts Pencil self-portrait study Sanguine Society and gray chalk bust-length Slumber of the Ages John and Kate Siebert Study of a Youth for Bacchus and Ariadne Sanguine Portrait of Lady Bagot Drawing of Ellen Terry, with loose Yvonne Skinner long hair Shared adoption of Julian Spencer-Smith Violet Lindsay Lady Archibald Campbell 1860 - 1869 Oil on canvas This painting is available for adoption for £1,500 for a period of five years. The Adopt a Watts scheme offers you the opportunity to have a personal association with a painting, drawing or sculpture by the 19th century’s most celebrated British artist, G F Watts. You can exclusively adopt any available work from Watts Gallery Trust’s collection. In return, adoption is granted for five years and your name is engraved on a beautifully handcrafted plaque and placed on the frame or next to your chosen artwork.Your adoption will ensure the preservation and long term care of your chosen artwork and our collection as a whole, saving it for future generations. If you are interested in joining the Adopt a Watts scheme, please contact Development Officer Sarah James on 01483 901 809 or email [email protected]. Watercolour Study for the Fresco 'Justice: A Hemicycle of Lawgivers' Adopted by Dr Jill Armitage and Tom Sawyer Watts probably first met my relative Edward Armitage when they were joint prizewinners in the 1842 competition for fresco designs for the new Palace of Westminster. Watts used his prize money to travel to Italy, stopping en route in Paris, where he stayed with Armitage. Armitage was training under Delaroche at the École des Beaux Arts and helping him with his massive mural, Hemicycle, based on Raphael’s School of Athens. Armitage would have taken Watts to see this, and it was almost certainly an inspiration for Watts’s later fresco at Lincoln’s Inn, Justice: A Hemicycle of Lawgivers, for which this watercolour was a preparatory study. Watts used a number of his friends as models, with Armitage modeling for the Earl of Pembroke, seen bottom right wearing chain mail and holding Magna Carta. The Adopt a Watts scheme provides an excellent means through which to support Watts Gallery - Artists’ Village, and we were delighted to be able to select this particular work. Standing Female Figure in Dress, Unidentified Portrait Study, Possibly for 'Helen Rose Huth' Adopted by Jane Bailey I am keen to support the Gallery and this scheme as I have watched with great admiration how the Artists’ Village has developed, like a ‘phoenix arising from the ashes’, jumping a century in ten years. It is inspirational to see how it is humming with vitality and ideas. When I first saw the drawingStanding Female Figure in a Dress I was struck by its beauty.