Portrait of William Timms, the Waterman, aged 95, Emma Soyer, 1838

Portrait of william timms, the waterman, aged 95. Half length, full face, in red dress, holding a badge of the thistle, rose and shamrock. Black cap. William timms, her majesty's waterman of isleworth, middlesex label at the bottom of the from: "william timms - aged 95 / waterman to george iii, george iv, william iv & queen victoria / and to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd dukes of northumberland. / by madame soyer" "at the coronation of queen victoria the oldest queen's waterman was william timms, a native of isleworth, who had before walked in procession at the coronations of george the third, george the fourth, and william the fourth. He is still living near the mill bridge, and is employed as crier at the courts held by the duke of northumberland and the dean and canons of windsor. The duke of northumberland has an excellent likeness of this venerable old waterman at syon, where he has been employed all his life. " (george james aungier, the history and antiquities of syon monastery: the parish of isleworth, and the chapelry of hounslow, j. B. Nichols and son, 1840, p. 228). Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1838. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Syon House. Emma Soyer - Portrait of William Timms the Waterman aged 95