From:Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

Name/TitleOld Prenton

About this objectDrypoint depicting a historic street scene in Prenton, featuring large trees dominating the composition and a child chasing pigs in the foreground.

The print was created by William Charles Penn, an artist of great importance in the Liverpool area due to his close associations with the Liverpool School of Art and his long career as a portrait and landscape painter.

The print itself carries a distinctive provenance. It was given by Penn to Lady Ann Leverhulme as a gift. In the 1950s, Lady Ann Leverhulme invited her children’s nanny, the donor of this print, Joan Turner, to select a gift from her gallery room at Thornton Manor. She chose this etching of Old Prenton, the two women remained in contact until Lady Leverhulme’s death. The work was displayed for many years in Joan's home on the Wirral.

MakerPenn, William Charles (1877-1968)

Maker Roleprintmaker

Period20th century

Style and IconographyEnglish landscape

Style and IconographyLandscape

Style and IconographyUrban Landscape

Inscription and MarksIn pencil on bottom left: "'Old Prenton'"
In pencil on bottom right: "Will C. Penn"

Techniquedrypoint

Measurementsprint height: 20cm
print width: 25cm

Subject and Association KeywordsPrenton, Wirral

Subject and Association Keywordstree

Subject and Association Keywordspig

Subject and Association Keywordsstreet

Subject and Association Keywordschild

Credit LineFrom Mrs Joan Turner and her late husband Mr Kenneth Turner, 2025

In Memory of the very happy times spent as Nanny with the Leverhulme family.

Object Typeprint

Object numberBIKGM.9339

Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved