Eva Walbourn

Antique English Oil Painting Traditional Thatched Cottages & Gardens Fine Frame

1920's

The Village River English artist, 20th century signed 'Watkins' oil on canvas, framed framed: 22 x 26 inches canvas: 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: some...

The Highland River Landscape by Brian Horsewell, British contemporary signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 21 x 25.5 inches canvas: 16.5 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, U...

workman bridge over the river avon in Evesham worcestershire. Workman Bridge was erected in 1856 to replace a medieval bridge. It was named after Henry Workman, long-time mayor of Evesham. oil on canvas by George Willis Pryce...

A fine & large antique maritime oil painting of the war ship HMS Britannia, by Robert Strickland Thomas (1787-1853), the painting circa 1835. The painting depicts HMS Britannia broadside with several other war ships of the British fleet, most likely returning from the Mediterranean. In the foreground are several small boats with sailors variously occupied attending to them. A yacht with a crowded deck is visible on the left. In the center foreground there is a barrel or possibly a buoy in the water, a device commonly employed in some of Thomas's paintings. To the verso is an old auction label from the 1920s and another partial label, there are also some annotations on the stretcher with details of photographic images of the painting. There is also an old label of ownership "Mrs. Strange 6 Elvaston Place", this address was a large Georgian house in the prestigious London borough of South Kensington. The painting is in very good condition, this investment quality antique maritime painting...