George Edwards Herring

A coastal landscape

Benjamin Williams Leader (1831-1923) Morning sunshine at low tide Signed 'B.W. LEADER' lower left Oil on board Painting Size 12 x 17 in Framed Size 19 x 24 in Provenance With The Ma...

John Willes Johnson (1793-1863) Boates moored, with tide going out Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1830 lower right Canvas Size - 15 x 15 in Framed Size - 16 x 18 1/2 in John Samuel...

Thomas Luny (1759-1837) A fishing vessels at rest in harbour Signed and dated 'Luny 1831' lower left Oil on canvas Canvas Size - 12 x 16 in Framed Size ...

John Willes Johnson (1793-1863) Harbour Scenes A pair, oil on canvas Both signed and dated Canvas Size - 15 x 15 in Framed Size - 16 x 18 1/2 in John Samuel Willes Johnson (1793-186...

This interesting British 19th century coastal landscape oil painting is by noted Suffolk School artist Edward Robert Smythe. Painted circa 1850 it is a busy coastal landscape with fi...

Hastings Castle from the beach oil William Edward Webb A fine 19th century oil on canvas painting depicting Hastings Castle from the beach with fishermen and boats housed in a git ...

Oil on panel, signed and dated 1894 in the lower left and inscribed on the reverse. The frame measures 15.25" x 19.25". Leader was born in Worcester as Benjamin Leader Williams, the son, and first child of eleven children, of notable civil engineer Edward Leader Williams (1802–79) and Sarah Whiting (1801–88). His father was described as a "non conformist dissenter" and his mother was a Quaker – their marriage in an Anglican church resulted in them being disowned by the Society of friends. Leader's father was a keen amateur artist – a friend of John Constable – and Benjamin would often accompany him on sketching trips along the banks of the River Severn. His brother, also Edward Leader Williams, later became a notable civil engineer who was knighted for his work, and is now mainly remembered for designing Manchester ship canal...

19th century oil Devon coastal scene William Shayer Snr (Circle of) A very attractive oil on canvas of cockle gatherers on the Devon coast The painting depicts a busy scene with people gathering their cockles with horses/donkeys laden with baskets ready to take to market. The painting Bears signature, also inscribed and dated 1833 (lower right) The size overall is 95 x 130cm whilst the image is 64 x 104cm (25 x 40¾ in.) Housed in the original heavy gilt frame Provenance: The property of a lady and gentleman , removed from a Cheshire country house William Shayer (1787–1879) was an English landscape painter and figure painter who became prominent during the Victorian era. A self-taught artist, who began by painting decorations on rush-bottom chairs. He moved on to painting carriages in the town of Guildford, after which he started doing heraldic painting...