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On 8th March 1869 George Spencer Watson was born to [his father] William Spencer Burton Watson (age 33).
From 1889 George Spencer Watson (age 19) studied at the Royal Academy Schools. He exhibited from 1891 winning a Silver Medal in 1889 and 1891, and the Landseer Scholarship in 1892.
In 1900 George Spencer Watson (age 30) was elected to the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1904, Associate of the Royal Academy in 1923, and a Member of the Royal Academy in 1932.
On 17th September 1906 [his father] William Spencer Burton Watson (age 70) died.
In 1909 George Spencer Watson (age 39) and Hilda Mary Gardiner were married.
1911. George Spencer Watson (age 41). "Hilda and Maggie". Portrait of [his wife] Hilda Mary Gardiner.
Hilda Mary Gardiner: In 1909 George Spencer Watson and she were married.
On 7th May 1913 [his daughter] Mary Spencer Watson was born to George Spencer Watson (age 44) and [his wife] Hilda Mary Gardiner.
1917. George Spencer Watson (age 47). Portrait of the artist's brother [his brother] Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Cyril Spencer Watson (age 40).
Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Cyril Spencer Watson: On 7th September 1876 he was born to William Spencer Burton Watson. On 28th March 1918 Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Cyril Spencer Watson was killed in action. He was awarded the Victoria Cross - see The Gazette.
1922. George Spencer Watson (age 52). "A Lady in Black" aka "Miss Mullock".
1922. George Spencer Watson (age 52). "Four Loves I found, a Woman, a Child, a Horse and a Hound". George Spencer Watson, [his wife] Hilda Mary Gardiner and [his daughter] Mary Spencer Watson (age 8).
Mary Spencer Watson: On 7th May 1913 she was born to George Spencer Watson and Hilda Mary Gardiner. On 7th March 2006 she died. She bequeathed Dunshay Manor [Map] to the Landmark Trust.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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In 1923 George Spencer Watson (age 53) puchased Dunshay Manor [Map] in the hills of the Isle of Purbeck.
1924. George Spencer Watson (age 54). Portrait of 2nd Lieutenant William Gilbert Houldsworth (1891-1914) of the 1st Batallion, Scots Guard.
1924. George Spencer Watson (age 54). Portrait of Marcelle Azra Hincks, Countess Morphy, wearing a Spanish mantilla.
Around 1925. George Spencer Watson (age 55). "Sunlight Nude".
1926. George Spencer Watson (age 56). "Marishka".
1926. George Spencer Watson (age 56). "The Orange Dress".
1927. George Spencer Watson (age 57). "Nude".
1928. George Spencer Watson (age 58). "A Study from Life".
1929. George Spencer Watson (age 59). Portrait of a lady holding a parasol.
1929. George Spencer Watson (age 59). Portrait of Miss Dewitt wearing a leopard stole.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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1929. George Spencer Watson (age 59). "Dorothy, daughter of F.J. Elliott Esq."
1932. George Spencer Watson (age 62). "Cynthia".
1932. George Spencer Watson (age 62). "Mary". Portrait of the artist's daughter [his daughter] Mary Spencer Watson (age 18).
Before 1934. George Spencer Watson (age 64). Self-portrait.
Before 1934. George Spencer Watson (age 64). "'Baba' Beaton, Mrs. Alec Hambro". Portrait of Barbara "Baba" Beaton (age 21).
Before 1934. George Spencer Watson (age 64). Portrait of the artist's wife [his wife] Hilda Mary Gardiner.
On 11th April 1934 George Spencer Watson (age 65) died.