Born in Birkenhead in 1859 he studied in Germany and Paris and then returned to England where he exhibited widely, including the RA. He went to live in Polperro, Cornwall and then to Newlyn to join the small colony of artists that had congregated their (the Newlyn School), though he was actually invited by the local cricket team. The colony had dissolved by about 1900 but produced some wonderful works.
This watercolour was probably from this Newlyn period as the boy playing the flute is obviously a fisherman and the outhouse is full of fishing tackle.
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According to the place (Corwall) and dates (1859-1920), the flute could be a Clarke pennywhistle in C.
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