Alfred Provis

19th Century genre oil painting of a woman & child in a Welsh cottage

Charles Hunt Jnr British, (1829-1900) A Visitor Calls Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 24.75 inches x 34.75 inches Size including frame: 32.25 inches x 42.25 inches A wonderful genre painting by Charles Hunt of two men and two boys with horses and other animals in a cottage. A farmer and his two sons can be seen eating lunch at a table in rustic interior as a visitor approaches. Perhaps encouraged by the boys, a piglet seems to have found its way onto the table whilst a rabbit and guinea pig eat cabbage leaves on the floor. To the far right, a horse is shown in a stable area along with some piglets. To the far left, a terrier waits on the step by its master. Charles Hunt was a genre and figure painter born in Kensington, London in 1829. His sons Reuben Hunt...

Heywood Hardy British, (1842-1933) A Visit to the Blacksmith’s Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1902 Image size: 26.75 inches x 22 inches Size including frame: 34.5 inches x 29.75 inches Provenance: Willow Gallery, Duke Street, London A wonderful painting of a lady and gentleman in 18th century costume visiting a blacksmith's by Heywood Hardy. To the left, a woman is shown sitting side saddle upon a bay horse, facing towards a blacksmith's forge. To her right, a man wearing a red coat and black hat watches on as a farrier shoes a grey horse. Meanwhile, a foxhound stands in the middle of the group, with its attention caught by the woman and her horse. Heywood Hardy was born into an artistic family in Chichester, Sussex on the 25 November, 1842 to the portrait and genre painter James Hardy Snr (1801-1879) and his wife Elizabeth. His cousins Frederick Daniel Hardy...

John William Haynes British, (1831-1924) Knitting Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 29.5 inches x 24.5 inches Size including frame: 35 inches x 3...

Charles Hunt Jnr British, (1829-1900) A Deal to be Done Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 24.75 inches x 34.75 inches Size including frame: 32.25 inches x 42.25 inches A superb genre painting of two men and a boy with donkeys and other animals in cottage by Charles Hunt. Two men are depicted conversing at a table in rustic surroundings as a boy watches on. Meanwhile, two donkeys and a pig can be seen chewing the leaves of a turnip on the floor nearby as a small dog stares out at the viewer. Through the open door to the far left, we are shown a glimpse of a garden path leading to a gate with trees and a landscape beyond. Charles Hunt was a genre and figure painter born in Kensington, London in 1829. His sons Reuben Hunt...

WILLIAM HENRY PIKE, 1846 - 1908 London painter of South-Welsh landscapes, he exhibited at the Royal Academy, Institute, Society and Hibernian Academy in Dublin. Both original on boa...

Oil on canvas laid on board, cottage interior scene, signed with indistinct date circa 1860, Image size 10" x 15", very nicely framed More Information Good clean condition, no sign o...

The Cottage by the Brook attributed to Samuel David Colkett (British 1806 - 1863) oil on canvas, framed framed: 14 x 16 inches canvas : 10 x 12 inches Provenance: private collection,...

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,...