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George Smith
George Smith, Wonderful Victorian oil of children playing

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A wonderful scene of children playing in a rural village, painted with great skill and detail by this highly collectable artist. Beautifully presented in its original frame, this is a most attractive snapshot of English Victorian life. George Smith (1829-1901) In for a ducking Signed and tilted to the reverse Oil on panel 8 x 10 inches without the frame 16½ x 18½ inches with the frame George Smith was a genre painter from the Victorian period. He was a pupil at the Royal Academy Schools and of Charles West Cope. He exhibited at the Royal Academy (1848-87), the British Institution, the Society of British Artists, the New Watercolour Society and elsewhere. He painted domestic scenes, often of children, in the manner of Webster and Frederick Daniel Hardy. Examples of his work are in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Nottingham and Rochdale Art Galleries. Source: Christopher Wood, Dictionary of Victorian Painters
  • Creator:
    George Smith (1829 - 1901, British)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
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  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
    In good original condition. Ready to hang.
  • Gallery Location:
    Harkstead, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1481216270662

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