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Original 19th Century Antique Watercolour Painting Hp Ditmas 1890s York Minster View from Clifton Waters End British Landscape
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Original 19th Century Antique Watercolour Painting Hp Ditmas 1890s York Minster View from Clifton Waters End British Landscape

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Type of artwork: Original Antique Watercolour

Artist and Signature: Colonel Harold Percy Ditmas (1853–1937) of York

Colonel Harold Percy Ditmas (1853–1937) was a solicitor and auxiliary officer who commanded the Durham Artillery from 1895, later serving with distinction in the Boer War and World War I. He was granted the honorary rank of Colonel in 1901. A member of a long-established York military family, Ditmas was also a skilled watercolourist. Often signing his works “H.P.D.”, he produced a series of topographical views from the 1870s to the early 20th century, recording Clifton, York, Shoeburyness, and other places connected with his life and service. Today his paintings are valued both as decorative works and as important historical records of vanished or altered locations.

Subject: An atmospheric 19th century watercolour study showing York Minster viewed from Clifton, Waters End. A charming rural foreground with cottage, trees and field leads the eye towards the cathedral towers. This piece is part of the body of work linked to Harold P. Ditmas, a military officer and talented amateur artist.

Approximate age of artwork: Circa 1890's

Is the artwork Framed or Mounted: Mounted on backing card (unframed).

Condition Report: The watercolour remain detailed and atmospheric, with some age toning and handling marks as expected from 19th century works on paper. Please see photographs for full condition.

Size of painting 29 x 21 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
21cm (8.27")
Width
29cm (11.42")
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Strickland & Russell has dated this 19th Century Watercolour Landscape to the 1890s.

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Description
Type of artwork: Original Antique Watercolour

Artist and Signature: Colonel Harold Percy Ditmas (1853–1937) of York

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Colonel Harold Percy Ditmas (1853–1937) was a solicitor and auxiliary officer who commanded the Durham Artillery from 1895, later serving with distinction in the Boer War and World War I.
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He was granted the honorary rank of Colonel in 1901. A member of a long-established York military family, Ditmas was also a skilled watercolourist. Often signing his works “H.P.D.”, he produced a series of topographical views from the 1870s to the early 20th century, recording Clifton, York, Shoeburyness, and other places connected with his life and service. Today his paintings are valued both as decorative works and as important historical records of vanished or altered locations.

fig 1. A nineteenth-century watercolour painting showing a distant view of York Minster cathedral across green fields, hedgerows, and trees.
fig 1. Original 19th Century Antique Watercolour Painting Hp Ditmas 1890s York Minster View from Clifton Waters End British Landscape

Subject: An atmospheric 19th century watercolour study showing York Minster viewed from Clifton, Waters End. A charming rural foreground with cottage, trees and field leads the eye towards the cathedral towers. This piece is part of the body of work linked to Harold P. Ditmas, a military officer and talented amateur artist.

fig 2. A nineteenth-century watercolour painting showing a distant view of York Minster cathedral across green fields, hedgerows, and trees.
fig 2. Original 19th Century Antique Watercolour Painting Hp Ditmas 1890s York Minster View from Clifton Waters End British Landscape

Approximate age of artwork: Circa 1890's

Is the artwork Framed or Mounted: Mounted on backing card (unframed).

Condition Report: The watercolour remain detailed and atmospheric, with some age toning and handling marks as expected from 19th century works on paper. Please see photographs for full condition.

Size of painting 29 x 21 cm

Height
21cm (8.27")
Width
29cm (11.42")
Date of Manufacture

Strickland & Russell has dated this 19th Century Watercolour Landscape to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1166321
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Archive I A nineteenth-century watercolour painting showing a distant view of York Minster cathedral across green fields, hedgerows, and trees.

Original 19th Century Antique Watercolour Painting Hp Ditmas 1890s York Minster View from Clifton Waters End British Landscape

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A nineteenth-century watercolour painting showing a distant view of York Minster cathedral across green fields, hedgerows, and trees.
Original 19th Century Antique Watercolour Painting HP Ditmas 1890s York Minster View From Clifton Waters End British Landscape
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialPaper, Watercolour Pigment
  • ColourGreen and Grey
  • MotifsCathedral towers, Pastoral fields, Mature trees, Period house
  • SizeH 21 cm (8 in) x W 29 cm (11 in)

This original Victorian watercolour painting on paper depicts a distant pastoral view of York Minster from Clifton Waters End, featuring green and grey pigment applied across pastoral fields, mature trees, hedgerows, a period house, and cathedral towers. Colonel Harold Percy Ditmas created the artwork around 1890 using watercolour pigments on paper, mounted on backing card and remaining unframed with age toning and handling marks. The painting measures 21 cm high by 29 cm wide. Suitable for display in a home today, this piece fits well on a narrow wall space in a study, hallway, or living room. The English country house design vibe complements traditional interiors, adding a historic topographical landscape element to domestic decoration.

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Nineteenth-century British watercolour painting is defined by fluid washes of water-soluble pigments on paper, focused on capturing atmospheric conditions, light, and topographical details of rural and architectural subjects.

Artists utilised natural earth pigments, gum arabic binders, and handmade rag paper. Paintings were applied using soft camel or sable hair brushes in layered transparent washes.

Authentic period pieces display characteristic aging on rag paper, subtle toning or foxing, hand-applied pigment washes rather than print dots, and contemporary pencil inscriptions or artist signatures.

Displaying framed historical watercolours in gallery walls alongside modern artwork or positioning them in minimalist spaces adds visual depth and historical contrast to modern rooms.

House the painting behind UV-protective glass with acid-free mounting materials, keeping it in a humidity-controlled environment away from direct sunlight to prevent fading and paper degradation.
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