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The University Cricket Match, 19th Century - English School - Signed

Polo Match In India, 19th Century British Colonial School - signed EMH 19th Century British Colonial School Polo Match in India, oil on canvas, signed EMH. Excellent quality and co...

Huntsmen and Terriers & Ferrets Rabbiting, 19th Century attributed to George Armfield (1808-1893) Large 19th century English landscape with Huntsmen rabbiting accompanied by their...

The Medieval Boar Hunt, Rheinstein Castle, 19th Century German School Large 19th Century German Medieval Boar Hunting Party, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and condition panorama...

Feeding The Plough Horses, 19th Century attributed to Edward Robert SMYTHE (1810-1899) Large 19th Century English farm scene of a farmer feeding his pl...

Lawrence Jossett ( 1910 – 1995 ) was born in Cambridgeshire England. He acquired his knowledge and skill as an engraver of bank notes. His natural talent and his attention to detail ...

'Cricket Match' Tinted lithograph with hand-colouring after the picture by Rev Tatton Winter. 340mm by 430mm (sheet)

Samuel Henry Alken (1810–1894) Horse Racing Scene, Possibly the Epsom Derby Oil on board, unsigned Attributed, English school circa 1840 Presented in a later gilt frame with beaded inner edge This dynamic mid-19th century racing scene, attributed to Samuel Henry Alken—also known as Henry Alken Junior—captures the high-stakes moment just before the thundering release of horses and riders at the starting line. A tightly packed field of brightly jacketed jockeys leans forward with urgent anticipation, the taut muscles of their mounts echoing the gathering tension. In the foreground, a race marshal gestures dramatically to signal the start, his stance underscoring the energy about to be unleashed. Though unsigned, the work bears the unmistakable hallmarks of Samuel Henry Alken’s hand: vigorous composition, attention to equine form, and a sharp eye for the choreography of sport. The figures are finely modelled, the palette lively but grounded, and the setting—with its wooded backdrop, animated crowd, and distant grandstands—suggests a major 19th-century race meeting, possibly the Epsom Derby, a subject Alken is known to have returned to in several formats. The composition’s panoramic sweep and low horizon lend a cinematic quality, while the density of detail—each silken cap and coat, each bridle and plume—evokes the pageantry and social theatre of Britain’s sporting calendar at the height of its Regency and early Victorian splendour. A rare and spirited scene from the golden age of English sporting painting...

Edward Benjamin Herberte British, (1830-1896) On the Scent Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1890, embossed makers mark to stretcher Image size: 15.5 inches x 23.5 inches Size including...