Watercolour, Medway Estuary by George Stanfield Walters, RBA 19th century English watercolour painting of a three-masted sailing ship at anchor with other boats on the Medway Estuary at sunset. Signed: G.S.Walters, RBA. This painting captures the tranquility of sunset - a theme of many of his works - using pinks and russet tones to enhance the serenity and warmth of the scene. With its sails furled, the three-masted sailing ship sits at rest on the calm estuary. The white building to the right of this painting is probably Darnet Fort.English, circa 1880George Stanfield Walters (1838–1924) was born in Liverpool, the grandson of the marine and coastal painter Miles Walters. He studied under his father, marine artist Samuel Walters, moving eventually to London in about 1865. He is best known for his paintings of the Channel Coasts, the Lake District, Thames and Wales and also for his works from the Venetian and Dutch waterways. Walters was a prolific exhibitor throughout L...