William Tatton Winter RBA was a British artist predominantly known for his misty windswept landscapes in watercolour. He trained at the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts and also under Charles Verlat (1824-1890) in Antwerp. His works are held in numerous public collections including at the V&A and Manchester Art Gallery.

Exhibited

Royal Academy, Paris Salon, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, Royal Society of British Artists, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Fine Art Society, Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Dudley Gallery Art Society, New Gallery, Royal Hibernian Academy, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. Several of his works were also shown at Windsor Castle.

Public Collections

V&A, Tameside Council Art Collection, Manchester Art Gallery, Oldham Art Gallery.

Timeline

1855

Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester to William and Martha. Christened ‘William Winterbottom’. His father fought and died in the American Civil War.

Worked as a ‘cotton piecer’.

Encouraged by George Milner (1829-1914), a local politician, to undertake artistic tuition.

Lived in Harpurhey, Manchester.

c.1870s

Studied at the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts.

1871

Lived in Manchester.

Undertook study trips to Antwerp, Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

1883

Travelled to Carshalton, London.
Undertook study trips to Belgium and the Netherlands where he trained under Charles Verlat (1824-1890).

1886

Married Emily Constance Fox Hudson.

1889

Debuted at the Royal Academy with ‘A Breezy Upland, Sussex’.

1891

Lived in Carshalton, Surrey.

1896

Elected a member of the Royal Society of Artists.

1897

Lived in Reigate, Surrey.

1901

Lived in Reigate, Surrey.

1902

Elected a member of the London Sketch Club.

1911

Lived in Reigate, Surrey.

1922

Commissioned to paint a miniature for Queen Mary’s dolls' house.

1928

Died in Reigate, Surrey.