Henry Dawson

Trent Lock on the Grantham Canal

Oil on canvas Image size: 8 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches (22 1/4 x 31 3/4 cm) Gilt frame This is a painting from the 19th Century depicts Gibraltar Island in Ohio, America, located within la...

BRITISH SCHOOL 19th Century HMY VICTORIA AND ALBERT INSPECTING THE FLEET OFF PORTSMOUTH Oil on canvas, dated Image size: 22 ½ × 33 inches (57 ×84 cm) Contemporary gilt frame HMY Victoria and Albert was a twin-paddle steamer launched 25 April 1843. It functioned as a royal yacht of the sovereign, owned and operated by the Royal Navy. She was laid down in 1842 at Pembroke Dock and was designed by William Symonds. She measured 1,034 tons burthen, carried two guns, and was the first royal yacht to be steam powered, being fitted with a 430 horsepower engine. One of the notable features that distinguished the Royal Yacht from other paddle steamers of the time, was the extremely tall masts she carried. This was in order to fly the over-sized ensigns when Queen Victoria was onboard - the Royal Standard...

John Brett 1831-1902 Autumn Gold, Betws-Y-Coed Oil on canvas, singed lower left Image size: 24 x 13 ½ inches Gilt frame John Brett ARA was an artist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, mainly notable for his highly detailed landscapes. John Brett was an artist associated with the Pre- Raphaelite movement, mainly notable for his highly detailed landscapes Brett was born near Reigate on 8 December 1831, the son of an army vet. His sister Rosa Brett...

Oil on canvas Image size: 23 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (60 x 47 cm) Original frame This moonlit view features many of the usual features of Sebastian Pether's work: a painterly river, mountain scenery and the incorporation of classical gothic ruins in an attractive though artificial style. The ruins in the foreground and city in the background have been painstakingly depicted in meticulous detail. On the bank in the foreground, and out on the river itself, we see three night fishermen silhouetted against the calm waters. The artist has cleverly balanced the light emanating from the moon, and the reflection of this light glistening on the river surface below, to create the mysterious atmosphere of the moonlit evening. Indeed, he has skilfully employed the strong use of chiaroscuro effects of light and shade in this painting so that the eye is drawn to the full moon as it illuminates the sky. It is undeniably a work of Romanticism, a style that was popular around the beginning of the nineteenth century. The Artist Sebastian Pether was an English landscape-painter. He was the eldest son of Abraham Pether...

Alfred East The Wood Cutter Oil on board Signed lower right and titled on back Image size: 10 1/4 x 15 inches (26 x 37.5 cm) Carved gilt frame This romantic landscape by East, certainly shows the influence that the Barbizon school had on his work. The Barbizon school were drawn together by their passion and desire to elevate landscape painting as a response to the Academic elevation of historical and mythological themes. Here, East truly revels in the beauty of the English landscape but also captures the mood of the time in which there was a growing concern at the rapidity of social change and its impact upon the countryside. East regularly painted the Cotswolds from the early 1890s until the end of his life - it is probable that this scenes depicts that part of the country. He focused principally on the area around Upper Swell, which he referred to as 'Over Swell', hoping to avoid the village becoming a focus for visitors seeking out the views that he portrayed. East adopted a well established three-stage-technique that made great use of the under-painting, a second layer concerned with the correction of values, and a final stage for the addition of details; all painted with lean oil paint. As can be seen in the work, during this process East practically repainted the entire canvas after the first layer and then proceeded to pick out isolated sections that required further reworking and detail. Provenance Pelter Sands Gallery Bristol, 1975 Exhibition of Twentieth Century British Painting. This work was part of Andrew Vicari...

British School 19th Century TempestOil on board Image size: 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (24 x 32 cm)

Provenance: Christie’s, London, 3 March 1922, lot 46 (with The Tower of Babel); James Nicoll Private Collection Sotheby’s, London, 29 March 1983, lot 157 Private Collection, New Yo...

Artist: John Cheltenham Wake (English, 1837-1882) Title: "Fishermen Unloading the Day's Catch, Dover" *Signed and dated by Wake lower left Year: 1874 Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas Framing: Recently framed in a green and gold ornate gesso moulding Framed size: 16.5" x 24.5" Canvas size: 12" x 20" Condition: One area in upper left sky professionally restored. In otherwise very good condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Vero Beach...

Artist: Inoel (French, Active: Late 19th Century) Title: “Vue de Venise (View of Venice)” *Signed by Inoel lower right Circa: 1875 Medium: Original Oil ...

A very atmospheric scene of a horse and cart crossing the river Wey (a tributary of the river Thames) under a beautiful twilight sky. There is wonderful detail and light with the ar...

A very tranquil scene of fishing boats moored in harbour with a sunlit sea beyond. Painted with a most attractive palette of blues and greens and with a pleasing composition that le...

James Edwin Meadows British, (1828-1888) A Country Track Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1861 Image size: 29.5 inches x 47.5 inches Size including frame: 36.5 inches x 54.5 inches Jam...