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Style: Victorian
Antique 19th century English fishing vessels In the English Channel
Located in Woodbury, CT
Antique 19th century English fishing vessels In the English Channel
William Henry Williamson was a gifted, London painter of coastal scenes, ...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Zaporozhian Cossacks Write to the Sultan of Turkey Huge 1950's Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Zaporozhian Cossacks Write to the Sultan of Turkey'
Continental School, circa 1950's, believed to be after the earlier painting by the Russian artist, Ilya Repin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine large Victorian Signed English Oil Figures Entering Country Churchyard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The English Country Churchyard
by James Rudd (English 1821-1906)
signed & dated 1889
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 28.5 x 41 inches
painting: 24 x 36 inches
provenance: private colle...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century British portrait of Sir Charles Dickens seated in an interior
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted 19th-century portrait of Sir Charles Dickens. The original painting is in the National Gallery in London and I'm sure this piece would have been painted by a fan of the author who was also a very good artist as this piece is a very good copy of the original painting.
There was a great fashion to paint copies of famous paintings during the 19th century and most of the world's most famous paintings have been copied many times.
Often the artist who does the copy is very talented but usually anonymous
With this piece, it's the only way to own an antique copy...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Traditional English Signed Oil Painting Children in Cottage Flower Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cottage Garden
by Les Parsons (British b. 1945) * see below
signed
oil on canvas, framed in swept gilt frame.
framed: 16 x 27 inches
canvas: 12 x 24 ...
Category
20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique 19th Century English Oil Painting Figures outside Country Cottage
By circle of John Constable
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Country Cottage
English School, first half 19th century
circle of John Constable
oil on board, framed
framed: 10.5 x 12 inches
board: 6 x 8 inches
provenance: private collection
...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cardinals & Explorer Discussing Maps Grand Elaborate Interior Antique Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Studying the Maps
Italian School, late 19th century
signed lower corner
watercolour on board, framed
framed: 24.5 x 17.5 inches
painting: 20.5 x 14 inches
provenance: private collect...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Antique English Dog Painting Portrait of Border Terrier framed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Border Terrier
by Leonard Richard Finn (British, b. 1891)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 24 x 20 inches
canvas: 20 x 16 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition:...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Spanish Lady
By Charles Baxter
Located in St. Albans, GB
A perfect example of Charles Baxter's work. A beautiful Spanish lady wearing typical Spanish attire. Despite being unsigned, the painting has full provenance having being fully catal...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1830's English Oil Storm Clouds Norfolk Landscape Norwich Cathedral River Yare
By (Circle of) John Constable
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Storm Clouds over the River Yare *see notes below
English School, circa 1830's
circle of John Constable (English 1776-187)
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 18 x 25 inches
condi...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Set of 4 Hunting Scenes British Oil Paintings Signed - 4 x original paintings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of Four (4) Hunting Scenes
British School, 20th century
signed Hallard
4 x oil on board, framed
inscribed verso
each framed: 8.5 x 6.5 inches
each board: 7.5 x 5.5 inches
proven...
Category
20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge Victorian Oil Painting Bonne Nuit Bay Jersey Coastal Scene Signed 1872
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Bonne Nuit Bay, Jersey"
by James Vivien de Fleury (British 1847-1902) *see below
signed and dated 1872 lower right corner
oil painting on canvas: 20 x 36 inch...
Category
1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Breton Fishing Scene French Oil Painting on Canvas Fishermen & Women
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Breton Fisherfolk on the Shore
French School, early 1900's
signed with initials HB
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 15.5 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: ...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Coastal Landscape - British Victorian art marine oil painting France boats
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Victorian coastal oil painting is by noted artist Thomas Eyre Macklin. It was painted in 1882 and the location is France. The composition is fisherman in the foreground around upturned boats on grass. A couple of ladies are sat on the grass over looking the sea, one with a sun umbrella. Beyond is the sea or harbour with buildings, including one with a French flag, on the land across the water and the cliffs of the headland. The detail and brushwork are superb as are the vibrant greens of the grass and red roofs. This is a lovely 19th century figurative coastal landscape and an excellent example of Macklin's work.
Signed Thomas Eyre Macklin and dated (18)82 lower left.
Provenance. Sussex collection.
Condition. Oil on canvas. Image size 21 inches by 11 inches. In good condition.
Housed in a gilt gallery frame which compliments the picture, 25 inches by 15 inches framed and In good condition.
Thomas Eyre Macklin RBA (1863-1943) was a British painter in oils and watercolour, illustrator, sculptor and designer of monuments, who signed his works T. Eyre Macklin or T.E. Macklin. After a promising career at various art schools, including the Royal Academy, in the late 19th century Macklin produced Romantic black-and-white illustrations for books, numerous landscapes, figurative paintings and civic portraits, all of which came to the attention of local newspapers in his native Newcastle upon Tyne. In the 20th century he concentrated on Art Deco monuments and other sculpture, his best-known works being the South African War Memorial in Newcastle, the Bangor Memorial, County Down, and the Land Wars Memorial at Auckland, New Zealand. According to Macklin, his ancestors were from County Donegal. He was the son of John Eyre Macklin, a soldier, journalist and landscape painter; both were Newcastle-born. Macklin married writer Alice Martha Alys Philpott and they had one child, but she later petitioned for divorce on the grounds of infidelity. He had bouts of illness during later life and died in Devon in 1943. Encouraged by his father, Macklin showed a remarkable aptitude for drawing from childhood, and devoted himself to art from the age of ten, being one of W. Cosens Way's students at the Newcastle School of Art, where he was one of the most successful pupils ... On one occasion he carried off the four head prizes of the year. Macklin was selling his pictures by the age of thirtee. In 1884 he moved from Newcastle to London to sketch antiques at the British Museum, and trained at Calderon's Art School until c.1887. After that, he studied at John Dawson Watson...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Victorian Oil Painting Figures in Boat City River Scene Backwater
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tending the Boat
English School, 19th century
circle of William Joseph Julius Caesar Bond (British 1833-1928)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 17 x 15 inches
canvas: 12 x 10 inches
prov...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Harvest Workers Irish Mountain Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
H.E Smethurst, British 20th centiry
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 26 x 28 inches
canvas: 20 x 23.5 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very good and sound con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Traditional English Oil Country Cottage Children Playing in Lane & Chickens
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Country Lane
by Les Parsons (British b. 1945) * see below
signed
oil on canvas, framed in swept gilt frame.
framed: 15.5 x 19.5 inches
canvas: 12 x 16...
Category
20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Welsh landscape oil painting of figures by the River Glaslyn
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
David Bates
British, (1840-1921)
Early Morning on the Glaslyn
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1895, further inscribed verso
Image size: 23.25 inches x 35.25 inches
Size including fra...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Historical genre sporting oil painting of a gentleman hunter
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel
French, (1839-1929)
The Sportsman
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1903
Image size: 9.75 inches x 7 inches
Size includi...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
19th Century genre landscape oil painting of two Italian women near a vineyard
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Karel Frans Philippeau
Dutch, (1825-1897)
Home from the Vineyard
Oil on panel, signed & dated 1867 with old label verso
Image size: 11.25 inche...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
19th century Fall English landscape with figures on a path in the highlands
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful Autumn/Fall landscape by one of Englands finest landscape painters.
Born as Benjamin Williams, the artist added the surname Leader (his Father’s middle name) to distingui...
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1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Gossip - Scottish 19thC art Victorian oil painting young romantic couple
By William Fettes Douglas
Located in London, GB
A fine Victorian Scottish genre oil on canvas painting which dates to 1868 and is titled The Gossip by famous Scottish artist William Fettes Douglas RSA. It is a stunning depiction o...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century genre oil painting of a soldier collecting his daughter from school
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Andre-Henri Dargelas
French, (1828-1906)
Villa du Connetable, Ecouen
Oil on panel, signed
Image size: 21.75 inches x 17.5 inches
Size including frame: 28.5 inches x 24.25 inches
Provenance: Alexander Gallery, Bristol
A finely painted genre scene depicting a soldier collecting his daughter from school at the Villa Du Connétable in Ecouen. The soldier, wearing his order of the légion d'honneur, walks with his daughter past a boy with dogs as other parents and school children follow behind. The ‘Villa Du Connétable’ or The Constable’s Villa was the local name for the historic Château d'Écouen. Dargelas lived at Ecouen so would have known the building and area well. Originally a fortress inherited by Anne de Montmorency, the Grand Constable and Commander of the French Army, it was rebuilt by him as a much grander property in 1539. It remained in the Montmorency family until 1632 when it passed to the Bourbon-Conde family. Like many estates owned by the aristocracy, it was confiscated by the state during the French Revolution. In 1806, Napoleon Bonaparte gave it to the Legion d’Honneur and it became a school for the daughters of the chevaliers of the order. Although it was returned to the Conde family after the restoration of Louis XVII, it was re-established as a school for the Legion d’Honneur in 1850 by Napoleon II. In 1862, the château was declared a Monument historique. It remained as a school until 1962 and in 1969 become the home of the collection of Renaissance art of the Cluny Museum. It opened as the French National Museum of the Renaissance in 1977.
Andre-Henri Dargelas was a genre painter born in Bordeaux, France on 11 October, 1828 to Jean Baptiste Dargelas and Jeanne Virginie Mimandre. In 1854, he left his home to study at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where he became a pupil of François Edouard Picot (1786-1868).
He lived at 49, Rue d’Hauteville, from where he made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1857. He continued to exhibit at the Salon over the years, receiving a number of medals and honourable mentions. At some point during the early 1860’s, Dargelas moved to Sarcelles, a commune in Northern Paris. By this time, he had begun specialising in paintings of children in a naturalistic style at play. Many of his paintings featured school children, with some set outside against architectural backdrops, such as this fine example. His paintings proved highly popular with collectors in Paris as well as in London and New York.
On 10 February 1866, he married Catherine Etienne Gabrielle Duverger. His wife was the daughter of the artist Théophile Emmanuel Duverger...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pair of Framed Chinese Emperor and Empress Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Immerse yourself in the regal allure of Chinese history with this captivating pair of framed reverse glass paintings depicting a Chinese Emperor and Empress...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Glass
19th century English Victorian oil landscape with figures, a stream and trees
Located in Woodbury, CT
Henry John Boddington.
19th century English landscape with figures by a riverside.
Simply one of the finest quality English landscape Ive ever had the pleasure of owning .
This i...
Category
1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge Victorian Signed Oil Painting Scottish Highland Loch Figure Admiring View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Admiring the View
Figure standing and admiring the majestic Scottish loch scene before him.
Joseph Knight (1837-1909) British
signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas, framed
canv...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Grand Canal Venice Antique 1910 Signed Oil Painting on Canvas Many Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Shipping on the Grand Canal, Venice
signed & dated 1910
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 13 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, Europe
condition: basic good condition though w...
Category
1910s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A Bustling Town Scene
Located in St. Albans, GB
William Shayer Senior
Oil on Canvas. Signed bottom right
Canvas Size: 30 x 40" (76 x 102cm)
Outside Frame Size: 39 x 49" (99 x 125cm)
1787-1879
William Shayer was born in Southam...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century continental townscape oil painting of a busy harbour
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Ludwig Hermann
German, (1812-1881)
A Bustling Harbour Town
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1863
Image size: 26 inches x 36.5 inches
Size including frame: 35.25 inches x 45.75 inches
A wonderful continental townscape scene of a bustling harbour by Ludwig Hermann. The Medieval architecture is reminiscent of North Germany and the Baltic sea area with its busy trading ports. Figures can be seen chatting to traders as ships sail around the harbour.
Ludwig Hermann or Herman was born Elias Ludwig Julius Herrmann at Greifswald, Germany in 1812 to Wilhelm and Sophie Herrmann. Although little is recorded about his early life and education, he is known to have left his home in 1831 at the age of 19, to pursue an artistic career in Berlin. There he entered the Prussian Academy of Arts where he studied under Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764-1850).
Hermann started exhibiting at the Berlin Academy exhibitions in 1836. A year later in 1837, he travelled to Paris to study under Eugène Isabey (1803-1886) and Eugène Lepoittevin (1806-1870). By 1841 he had returned to Berlin where he married Caroline Wilhelmine ‘Auguste’ Dupont on 16 October, 1841. From his base in Berlin he travelled around Europe painting views of France...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Signed Victorian Oil Painting d.1885 Fisherfolk on Coastal Shore Nets & Catch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Fisherfolk
by C. Forster, British 19th century
signed oil on canvas, framed
dated 1885
framed: 17 x 21 inches
canvas: 12 x 16 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condi...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century genre oil painting of a woman peeling apples with her daughters
By Joseph Clark
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Joseph Clark ROI
British, (1834-1926)
Peeling Apples
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1873
Image size: 20.5 inches x 16.5 inches
Size including frame: 30.25 inches x 26.25 inches
Provenance: Thomas Agnews & Sons, Manchester
A lovely genre painting of a woman peeling apples with her two young daughters by Joseph Clark. The eldest daughter is shown standing next to her mother in the kitchen, whilst the younger child plays on the floor.
Joseph Clark was born on 4th of July 1834 at Cerne Abbas, Dorset. He was the son of William Henry Clark, a draper and his wife Susanna (née Shepherd). After the death of his father, his mother encouraged her son to move to London to study at the Leigh’s Academy, (now Heatherley School of Fine Art) which was set up by James Matthews Leigh in 1848. He later continued his artistic education by enrolling at the Royal Academy School and began specialising in genre scenes.
He made his debut at the Royal Academy in 1857 with ‘The Sick Child...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Very Large Mid 19th Century Victorian Portrait English Gentleman Seated Leather
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Victorian English Gentleman
Portrait of a Man seated in a leather chair, holding a letter in his hand.
oil on canvas , framed
framed: 41 x 33 inches
canvas: 36 x 28 inches
prove...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Blessing the Harvest - Belgian 19thC art figurative Victorian oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning arched top Victorian figurative oil painting is by noted Belgian artist Charles Soubre. It was painted in 1853 and is signed and date lower right. The composition is a ...
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1850s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 1870's French Portrait of Man with Moustache Possibly Self Portrait Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Man with Moustache
believed to be a self portrait of the artist
French School, circa 1870's
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 20.5 x 17 inches
canvas: 18 x 15 inches
proven...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge Antique European Portrait of Girl with Plaits in Hair oil on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Girl with Plaited Hair
European School, late 19th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 41.5 x 35.5 inches
canvas: 36 x 30 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condi...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique Victorian, Impressionist 19th century English oil, Fishings boat at Sea
Located in Woodbury, CT
Antique Victorian, Impressionist 19th century English oil, Fishings boat at Sea.
Adolphus Knell was a superb painter of marine subjects during the middle of the 19th century. His w...
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1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Cairo
By Frans Wilhelm Odelmark
Located in Wiscasett, ME
An oil on canvas signed in the lower right and inscribed with the location in the lower left. Featuring a glimpse of life in Cairo. The painting is presented in what is probably its ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Scottish Interior - Scottish 19th century Victorian art interior oil painting
By George Hay
Located in London, GB
A fine Scottish Victorian interior scene by George Hay RSA. A very vibrant stunning Scottish historical interior painting which dates to about 1870. It depicts two women curtsying...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Historical genre oil painting of a gentleman & his dogs
By Frank Dadd
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Frank Dadd RI
British, (1851-1929)
Time for Supper
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1925
Image size: 19.75 inches x 15.75 inches
Size including frame: 27 inches x 23 inches
A well-exe...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century genre oil painting of a gentleman asleep at a table
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Hermann Armin Kern
Hungarian (1839-1912)
Siesta
Oil on panel, signed, with wax seal to reverse
Image size: 18.25 inches x 12.25 inches
Size including frame: 23.75 inches x 17.75 inc...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Harvest Time - British Victorian exhibited art figurative landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb large exhibited British Victorian oil painting is by noted artist Thomas Falcon Marshall. Painted in 1849 it was exhibited at the Royal Academy London that year. This lar...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Winter Cottage Rural Lane Victorian English Oil Painting Antique Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winter Scene
English School, 19th century
oil on board, framed
framed: 13.5 x 19 inches
board: 6 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: good and sound conditi...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Cornish Fisherman Antique English Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Sea Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Old Salt" (Cornish fisherman)
by David W. Haddon (British, late 19th/ early 20th century)
signed and dated
oil on board, framed
framed: 18 x 14 inches
board: 16 x 12 inches ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English landscape with Oak and Yew trees on a pathway
Located in Woodbury, CT
Ada Stone, English Victorian landscape with Oak and Yes trees on a pathway.
Ada Stone had a London address but was an East Midlands painter focusing her works on tranquil English river landscapes. She flourished between 1879-1904 and exhibited three works at the Suffolk Street, Society of British Artists. Ref: p.455 Dictionary of Victorian Painters (2nd Edition) by Christopher Wood.
English Victorian oil on...
Category
1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 19th Century Portrait of a French Man with Moustache, Large Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 19th century
Title: Portrait of a smartly dressed gentlema from the 19th century, sporting a moustache.
Medium: oil on canvas, unframed and inscribe...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 19th Century Scottish Oil Painting Figures in Dramatic Highlands Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Scottish School, 19th century
Title: The Scottish Highlands
Medium: oil painting on board, framed
frame: 12.25 x 15.5 inches
canvas: 11.75 x 15.25 inches
Proven...
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19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large 19th Century Scottish Oil Painting Sea Loch Mountains Castle Ruins Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Admiring the View
Scottish School, circa 1850
oil painting on canvas laid over board
framed size: 25.5 x 36 inches
condition: very good and presentable, minor retouches showing to th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Victorian, Impressionist 19th century English oil, Fishings boat at Sea
Located in Woodbury, CT
Antique Victorian, Impressionist 19th century English oil, Fishings boat at Sea.
Adolphus Knell was a superb painter of marine subjects during the middle of the 19th century. His wor...
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1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Glen Cloy Arran - Scottish Victorian art Landscape oil painting man and dog
Located in London, GB
This superb Victorian Scottish landscape oil painting is by noted landscape artist John MacWhirter. Painted circa 1880 the location is Glen Cloy, Arran, a very popular walking and holidaying destination along with the Fairy Glen. The composition is a stream in the foreground with a man and his dog approaching. Either side of them are rolling hills giving way to cloud enveloped mountains in the background. The palette of greens and brown of the flora and fauna is so rich and varied. An excellent example of Scottish Victorian art and of MacWhirter's work.
Signed lower right.
Provenance. Sotheby's 26.8.86 lot 694.
Condition. Oil on canvas, 38 inches by 24 inches unframed, in good condition.
Frame. Housed in a gilt swept frame, 50 inches by 37 inches in good condition.
John MacWhirter RA (27 March 1839 in Slateford, Edinburgh - 28 January 1911 in London) was a Scottish landscape painter. John was the third of four children. One of his elder sisters, Agnes MacWhirter was also a noted artist of still lifes. He attended a school in Colinton, and after his father's death was apprenticed to Oliver & Boyd, booksellers in Edinburgh. He stayed there for only a few months and then in 1851 enrolled at the Trustees Academy under Robert Scott Lauder and John Ballantyne (1815–97). He spent long periods sketching and studying nature outdoors. His first painting to be exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy at age 14, was 'Old Cottage at Braid'. In 1880, he was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Scottish Academy. Exploring and painting abroad he visited Italy, Sicily, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, Norway and the U.S.A. - the Alps being a great inspiration. Of a drawing of wildflowers, Ruskin wrote i have never seen anything like it. Some of these sketches were later purchased by Ruskin and bequeathed to the Ashmolean, Oxford. He moved to London in 1867 and on 4 May 1893 was elected a Royal Academician. MacWhirter specialised in romantic landscapes with a great fondness for trees, spending much time in the hilly countryside of Perthshire. Initially, under the influence of John Everett Millais, he experimented with the detailed images of the Pre-Raphaelites, but later adopted a more sweeping style. His friendship with William McTaggart shows in his freedom of brush. With John Pettie...
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1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century English Portrait Elderly Man in Glasses Large Oil Painting 1850's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman wearing spectacles
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 32 x 27 inches
canvas: 30 x 25 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: good and so...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Children in School Room Interior - British Victorian Newlyn School oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb, large British Victorian oil painting is by noted Newlyn and Menton artist Arthur Alfred Burrington. It was painted circa 1890 when Burrington was most likely in Newlyn, ...
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1890s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Gentleman English circa 1860's Period Framed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
19th century English school
Portrait of a young gentleman (a scholar?) in dress suit
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 21 x 19.5 inches
canvas: 14 x 1...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
C19 Hunter and Hunting Dogs, gun cocked to shoot, Large Victorian Oil Painting
Located in ludlow, GB
This is a large Oil Painting on Canvas, it came from a Country Estate in the UK. It is housed in its original restored gilt sporting frame. The painting is not only really well exe...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Victorian English Oil Painting Gardener Returning Home to Country Cottage
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Returning Home"
by Walter S. Stacey (British 1846-1929)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 35 x 25 inches
painting: 30 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: ve...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century English Oil Painting Fisherfolk Cornish/ Devon Coastline Cottage
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Coastal Cottage (most likely Devon or Cornwall)
British School, 19th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 17 x 23 inches
painting: 12 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection,...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Cornish/ Devon Fishing Cottages & Family Coastal Landscape Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Fisherfolk
English School, 19th centurysigned oil on canvas, framed
framed: 17 x 23 inches
painting: 12 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: very good ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Historical genre sporting oil painting of a gentleman holding a gun
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Adolphe-Alexandre Lesrel
French, (1839-1929)
The Sportsman
Oil on panel, signed & dated 1905
Image size: 10.75 inches x 7.75 inches
Size including frame: 19.5 inches x 16.5 inches
A beautifully detailed genre painting of a gentleman with a hunting rifle and smoking a clay pipe by Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel. The man, who is dressed in 17th century costume is seated next to a table containing game, a wine decanter and silver gilt standing cup with cover. All of the props including the 17th century wheel lock...
Category
19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Huge 1880’s Irish Signed Oil Cottage & Figure in Highland Mountain Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Cottage
Irish School, 19th century
signed and dated 1888
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 50.5inches
provenance: private collec...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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