Walter Henry Watts (1776 – 4 January 1842) was an English miniature painter and journalist.
Watts was born in the East Indies in 1776, the son of a captain in the Royal Navy.
Not being able for some time to make a living from painting, he found employment as a parliamentary reporter on the staff of The Morning Post in 1803.
[1] During this time he also contributed criticisms on matters connected with the fine arts to The Literary Gazette, and edited the Annual Biography and Obituary from its beginning in 1817 until 1831.
[2] Watts died at his lodgings at Earl's Court Terrace, Old Brompton, on 4 January 1842.