Identity:
Charles John Watson was a landscape painter and etcher.
Life:
He worked in Italy and France and often chose architectural subjects. He was a member of the Arts Club from 1891-5 and of the Royal Society of Painters and Etchers.
Bibliography:
Bénézit, E., Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 8 vols, Paris, 1956-61; Wood, Christopher, The Dictionary of Victorian Artists, 2nd ed., revised, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1978.