Daniel Merlin

Kittens at Play

Circa 1910

This wonderful painting features a loyal dog watching over a napping baby in a sunny courtyard. It is an oil on board and features a period, possibly original, frame and is signed in...

Signed lower right and inscribed verso. Ex Geary gallery Darien CT. Oil on canvas. As a member of the Society of Equestrian Artists (SEA) and the American Academy of Equine Art, Roy is an artist of international repute. Roy began work as a professional artist at the age of 14 while studying in the evenings at Manchester College of Art. In the early 1960s he moved to London and worked as a freelance artist and illustrator. He has had many exhibitions including the Royal Academy, but the turning point of his career was in 1972 when he visited a racecourse and fell in love with the ‘sport of kings’. Within three years his talents for equestrian painting were recognized and acclaimed and he became a full-time equestrian artist. Her Majesty the Queen has a painting of Roy’s in her own collection. Other commissions from The Hong Kong Jockey Club, the Coaching Club of Great Britain and the United Racecourse Group quickly followed. His solo exhibitions include The Melbourne Cup...

H.Jackson. 19th-century English landscape with sheep resting in a field. English late 19th-century painter of animals either in barns or landscapes. His paintings have the influence of the work of the Belgium painter Cornelius van Leemputten...

Portrait of Two Dogs English artist, mid 19th century oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 18 x 14 inches Provenance: Private collection, England Condition: The painting is in good condit...