The Winsor & Newton Mersey Studio A Frame Easel brings a true studio easel into any room. Handcrafted from beechwood with a dark mahogany stain, it holds canvases up to 124cm tall on a graceful A frame that needs just 56cm of wall, and when the day is done it folds to only 14cm deep.

It is the kind of piece that looks as good in a living room as it does in a studio. Warm timber, clean lines and a metal ratchet that sets your working height in a single, satisfying click. Elegant enough to leave on show, steady enough to hold your work perfectly still.

Why the Mersey A Frame Easel Is So Easy to Love

The A frame is the classic studio silhouette for good reason. Three legs share the load, the mast leans back at a natural working angle, and the whole easel stays planted while you work into the canvas. The Mersey renders that timeless design in beechwood, a dense hardwood with a warmth and steadiness that lighter easels simply cannot match.

At 233cm tall it suits painters of every height, and the metal ratchet on the lower support makes it effortless to place your canvas exactly where you want it. At 5.6kg it is light enough to move with the light through the day, yet solid enough to stay put when you lean in.

How to Set Up Your Mersey Easel

1. Spread the legs. Open the A frame out on a level floor until the back leg is braced.
2. Set the height. Lift the lower canvas support and let the metal ratchet click it into place at the height you want.
3. Clamp your canvas. Sit the canvas on the support and slide the top holder down to grip it. Canvases up to 124cm tall fit.
4. Step back. Check your eye line, then adjust the ratchet a click or two if you need to.

What Is in the Box

• ✓ 1 x Winsor & Newton Mersey Studio A Frame Easel, beechwood with dark mahogany stain (FSC 100%)
• ✓ Lower canvas support with metal ratchet height adjustment

Specifications

Tips for Your A Frame Easel

Give the Mersey a place by a window, side on, so daylight falls across your canvas rather than straight at you. If you paint in oils, a drop cloth beneath keeps the timber and your floors looking their best for years.

Working on a small canvas? Lift it up to eye height with the ratchet instead of hunching over. Working big? Drop the support low and use the full mast, then step back across the room every few minutes to see the whole picture.

Need an easel that also tilts flat for watercolour? Step up to the Winsor & Newton Hamilton Studio Easel. Or browse all our floor and tripod easels, table easels and the full easel range.

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