Watercolour entitled The Howff, Dundee

Painting, watercolour framed and glazed, entitled "The Howff 1882, Dundee", by Charles G.L. Phillips.

In 1564 Mary Queen of Scots granted the Greyfriars gardens and orchards to the Council for use as a graveyard and the land became Dundee’s principal burial ground until 1830. Known as the Howff, meaning 'meeting place' due to the curious fact that the Dundee Incorporated Trades conducted business there. Part of a collection of paintings, etchings and personal effects relating to Charles Gustav Phillips, a prolific Dundee artist. Phillips worked in a variety of media: oils, watercolour and etchings and was particularly known for his landscapes and townscapes of Dundee and the surrounding areas. His work was regularly exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy. He died in 1944 at the age of 80 and his work was bequeathed to Dundee Heritage Trust in 2002 by his son William S Phillips.