Royal Watercolour Society

Society of Painters in Water Colours founded in 1804 by William Frederick Wells
Organization artist_collective Q1536634
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Royal Watercolour Society

Summary

Royal Watercolour Society is an artist collective[1]. It draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (artist_collective category, ranking #29 of 171).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Watercolour Society is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's instance of is recorded as artist collective[4].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's founder is recorded as William Frederick Wells[5].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's founder is recorded as Samuel Shelley[6].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's founder is recorded as Robert Hills[7].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's founder is recorded as William Henry Pyne[8].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's founder is recorded as John Varley[9].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's founder is recorded as Cornelius Varley[10].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's founder is recorded as Peter De Wint[11].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's founder is recorded as Thomas Heaphy[12].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's founder is recorded as William Sawrey Gilpin[13].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's founder is recorded as Nicholas Pocock[14].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's founder is recorded as Francis Nicholson[15].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's founder is recorded as John Claude Nattes[16].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's founder is recorded as François Louis Thomas Francia[17].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's headquarters location is recorded as Bankside Gallery[18].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121902124[19].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 173547361[20].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's GND ID is recorded as 820041-5[21].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86844938[22].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 133299214[23].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's IdRef ID is recorded as 03569081X[24].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA14575805[25].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36222967[26].
  • Royal Watercolour Society's industry is recorded as watercolor[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include William Frederick Wells[5], Samuel Shelley[6], Robert Hills[7], William Henry Pyne[8], John Varley[9], and Cornelius Varley[10]. +1804-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Royal Watercolour Society[28].

Identity

Royal Watercolour Society's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'R.W.S.'}[29].

Operations

Royal Watercolour Society's headquarters location is recorded as Bankside Gallery[18].

Industry

Royal Watercolour Society's industry is recorded as watercolor[27].

Why It Matters

Royal Watercolour Society draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (artist_collective category, ranking #29 of 171).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk. royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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