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Mischief, 19th Century British School Signed Oil

George Bernard ONeil 1828-1917 Oil on canvas, signed & dated (18)76 lower right Image size: 22 ½ x 17 inches Original frame The painting depicts the arrival of the new teacher, a curious pupil peeps around a door to see her, while her friends look through the open door to the classroom to catch a glimpse. The artist has gone to great lengths with the painting, such as the highly detailed Dutch tiles on the bottom right of the picture or the window above the door in the background. O'Neil often painted works with several doorways leading off and giving a sense of depth to the work. The use of light and shadow is also cleverly depicted across the work, one light source arrives from where the viewer stands filling the room and the new teacher with light, while the other window above the door in the background also gives a warm glow. George Bernard O'Neill was born on 17th July 1828 in Dublin the ninth of fifteen children of Bernard and Sarah O...

Alfred H. Taylor The Experiment Watercolour, signed and dated 1838 Image size: 9 ½ x 8 inches

A charming genre scene depicting a young man bidding farewell to his wife in a tavern. Next to him, two soldiers look on, amused at the apparent nerves of their latest recruit. Unsig...

A naive yet charming 19th-century study of a small family gathered around a baby. The mother cradles the infant in a chair while a small white cat watches quietly in the background, ...