{"title":"Wyatt, Augustus Charles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAugustus Charles Wyatt (1865–1933)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an English painter known for his depictions of gardens, flowers and carefully arranged planting. Born in Kennington, south London, he developed a particular interest in the colours and textures of cultivated gardens, recording both individual flowers and larger garden settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWyatt exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, as well as at Walker's Gallery in London. He also showed work at the Royal International Horticultural Exhibition of 1912, where he received a prize. His pictures demonstrate the appeal of flower gardens as a subject at a time when gardening and garden design attracted a wide public readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the locations he depicted was \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wyatt-augustus-charles-1863-1933-ann-hathaways-cottage\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnn Hathaway's Cottage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, at Shottery near Stratford-upon-Avon, traditionally associated with Shakespeare's wife. He also produced an illustration of the phlox and tall standards of the Dorothy Perkins rose in its garden. His interest in the site combined the picturesque character of the old timber-framed house with the colours of its flowering borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWyatt married Kathleen Sophia Sapwell in 1899 in Hampshire, and they had at least one child, Kenneth, born in 1901.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1913 Wyatt emigrated to Montecito, California, but continued to travel and paint widely. His subjects included gardens and scenery in New England, South Carolina and Hawaii. He died in California in 1933.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWyatt's surviving work is particularly associated with the detailed recording of gardens and flowers during the early twentieth century, a period in which artists and gardeners shared an interest in planting combinations and the changing appearance of the garden through the seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wyatt-augustus-charles-1863-1933-ann-hathaways-cottage","title":"Wyatt, Augustus Charles (1865-1933) - Ann Hathaway's Cottage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnn Hathaway's Cottage\u003c\/em\u003e is an illustration by the English garden painter Augustus Charles Wyatt (1863–1933), depicting the celebrated cottage associated with Shakespeare's wife at Shottery, near Stratford-upon-Avon. Wyatt was known for his detailed views of gardens and flowering borders, including work featuring the cottage and its surrounding planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download includes 1 JPEG image at 600 dpi, measuring 3771 pixels wide by 5310 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wyatt-augustus-charles\"\u003eAugustus Charles Wyatt\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64395213177162,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Wyatt_ArthurCharles_1863-1933_-AnnHathaway_sCottage_main.jpg?v=1794588264"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Wyatt_Arthur_Charles_1863-1933.jpg?v=1794588518","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/wyatt-augustus-charles.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}