Edgar Barclay

Children of the New Forest - Large Royal Academy Oil Painting Aesthetic Movement

1901

‘Tombs of the Sultans’ by Frank Dillon R.I. R.O.I. (1823-1909). The painting – which depicts the ancient Egyptian “City of the Dead” outside the old walls of Cairo – is signed by th...

‘Vale of the Conwy’ by Samuel Lines (1778-1863). The painting – which depicts a single female figure in Welsh dress walking with a goat in an extensive mountain landscape – is signed...

‘Fabbriche di Careggine’ by Edmund John Niemann (1813-1876). Fabbriche di Careggine is the name of a Italian ghost village that today lies beneath Vagli di Sotto, a man-made lake in Tuscany. Prior to its flooding in 1953 the village was home to a community of subsistence farmers who raised sheep and Garfagnana goats. The painting depicts one of these goatherds and a young woman riding out from the village at sunrise. It is not uncommon for paintings by one member of famous family of artists to be mistakenly attributed to a relative; a picture by “the Elder” is erroneously credited as being by “the Younger” and the work of one brother is confused with another, and so on. In 19th century British art...

‘A Day in the Country’ by William Frederick Witherington R.A. (1785-1865). The painting – which depicts a group of Victorian figures on a summer’s day before an extensive landscape ...

This original and unique detailed landscape scene of a rural cottage by a stream is by the artist O. J. Clark, English School. Signed lower right, with the cottage scene dated ’85 and is over 100 years old. Clark was an English Landscape painter...

Softly rendered European street scene by an unknown artist (20th Century). A group of well-dressed women are standing at the side of the road, near some trees. To the right and in the background, a horse an carriage is passing by. The scene is executed with small, circular strokes, giving the piece a soft yet dynamic feel. Signed in the lower right corner. Presented in an ornate gilded frame...

Vibrant coastal village scene by Ramoz (Ramos) (20th Century). The setting sun casts an orange glow across a coastal village. Two people carry baskets on their heads as they unload a...

Sailing Ships at Sea English School, late 20th century oil on board, unframed board : 12 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound condition