Victorian Art

Harold Clayton British, (1896 - 1979) Still Life of Flowers, Oil on canvas, signed Measuring 24" x 26" including the frame. Provenance: MacConnal-Mason, London, UK (label reve...

Joseph Thors British, (1835-1920) Harvest Time Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 19.25 inches x 29.25 inches Size including frame: 26.25 inches x 36.25 inches This wonderfully deta...

An original oil painting on canvas signed lower left featuring the clipper ship Flying Fish. Provenance: MacConnal-Mason and Son, Ltd. London Private collection USA Bradbury Ar...

The New Arrival Colin Impey (20th Century), British signed oil on canvas, unframed dated 2018 canvas: 16 x 20.5 the painting is in overall very good and ...

Horses Standing in Landscape French School, 20th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 34 inches canvas: 19.5 x 30 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very ...

Artist/ School: English School, circa 1870's, circle of Charles Cooper Henderson (British, 1803-1877) Charles Cooper Henderson was one of th...

"Windmills by a Dutch Waterway" by Joseph Paul. Joseph Paul was a Norwich landscape painter in the Dutch tradition. Regular local Exhibitor. Oil on canvas. Dimensions unframed heig...

English 19th century River landscape farmers harvesting the hay in an English Summer. A stunning late 19th/early 20th-century oil painting by the highly collected English School lan...

William Stephen Coleman British, (1829-1904) By the Fish Pond Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1898 Image size: 23 inches x 35 inches Size including frame: 30.25 inches x 42.25 inches A beautiful painting by William Stephen Coleman of a woman with two girls in a semi classical style by a Mediterranean pond. The woman is depicted resting on a terrace with her young daughter asleep on her lap, whilst another child catches goldfish in a bowl. This tour de force would have most likely been painted by Coleman as an exhibition piece. William Stephen Coleman was a figurative painter who was born in Horsham in 1829. He was one of 12 children born to a physician named William Thomas Coleman and his wife Henrietta (née Dendy). Three of his siblings Rebecca Coleman (b1837), Helen Cordelia Angell (1847–1884) and George Coleman also became artists, inheriting their artistic talent from their mother’s side of the family. Coleman developed an interest in nature from an early age, producing drawings as a hobby. Despite his ability, he initially followed in his father’s footsteps and trained as a surgeon. However, this proved unsuccessful and by the age of 21 he had turned back to art, later gaining employment with the Dalziel Brothers, a firm of wood engravers who specialised in natural history illustrations. Sometime during the late 1850’s he moved to London where he married his first wife Henrietta Augusta Boultbee in 1858. Around the same time, he began producing illustrations for books; the first of which was entitled ‘Common Objects of the Country’ and published in 1858. He subsequently published two of his own books ‘Our Woodlands. Heaths, and Hedges’ in 1859 and ‘British Butterflies’ in 1860. After the death of his wife in 1860, his sister Rebecca and brother George went to live with him in Garway Road, Paddington. Rebecca would often assist him with the wood blocks for his illustrations. As well as working as an engraver, he also began producing classically influenced paintings featuring figures in landscapes. Initially these were executed in watercolours but later extended to oil paintings. He began exhibiting at the Dudley Gallery in 1865 and was one of the original committee members. He continued to exhibit there until 1879 and was a committee member up until 1881. By 1869, he had also begun to work on pottery decoration and in 1871 was asked by Minton’s to establish an Art Pottery Studio at Kensington Gore. Whilst at Minton’s, he produced figure designs for their ceramic ware. His sister Rebecca also worked at Minton’s and they moved to Belle Vue in Chelsea to be closer to the studio. From 1881, he lived at 3 St John’s Wood Studios, Queens Terrace in Paddington and in 1888 moved to 43 Broadhurst Gardens in Hampstead. In 1893 one of his classically inspired works ‘The Gold Fish Bowl...

William Edward Webb. English ( b.1862 - d.1903 ). Peel Harbor, Isle Of Man. Oil On Canvas. Signed Lower Left. Image size 21.5 inches x 37.4 inches ( 54.5cm x 95cm ). Frame size 33.5 ...

Artist/ School: F. E. Jamieson British, signed verso Title: The Ancient Castle in the Scottish Highlands Medium: Oil on canvas, framed Size: framed: 22.5 x 30.5 inches canvas : 16...

Landscape with figures in a cottage signed by W.Greaves oil on canvas, framed dated 1909 framed: 10 x 19 inches canvas: 9 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: ve...

Windmill under an Evening Sky Norfolk School artist from the 19th century the artist clearly inspired by John Constable's free approach to clouds oil on wood panel, framed in antique...

"Waiting for Master" British School, 19th century oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 26 x 32 inches framed: 29 x 35 inches Lovely quality Victorian oil painting, painted on thi...

Shipping on the Grand Canal, Venice signed & dated 1910 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 13 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, Europe condition: basic good condition though w...

William Luker Snr British, (1828-1905) Sheep in a Sussex Lane with Pevensey Bay in the distance Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1875 Image size: 17.25 inches x 25.25 inches Size including frame: 23.25 inches x 31.25 inches A tranquil landscape scene of a shepherd and his flock resting in a lane near Pevensey Bay, Sussex by William Luker. The ruins of Pevensey Castle can be seen in the distance with the sea beyond. William Luker Snr was born in 1828 at Faringdon, Berkshire to William and Jane Luker (née Charlwood). His father was a plumber and glazier by trade and the family lived at London Street in Faringdon. Little is known about his early education and it is believed for the most part he was self -taught. However, given the quality of his work and the fact that his family were able to keep a servant, he may well have received some artistic tuition. By the early 1850’s, he had begun earning a living as an artist by advertising in local directories, earning commissions from local landowners. He made his debut at the Royal Society of British Artists in 1851 and was a prolific exhibitor there for over 40 years. He began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1852 and also exhibited at the British Institution. He married the artist Ada Augusta Margetts (1839-1930) on 27 October 1864. Their eldest son William Luker Jnr (1867-1951) also became a well-known artist. The couple soon moved to London where they lived at 22 Gloucester Terrace, Campden Hill from where they both exhibited. From 1867, they lived at 15 Sheffield Terrace in Kensington until 1874 when they moved for the final time to 22 Notting Hill Square, later renamed Campden Hill Square in 1893. He died at Campden Hill-square on 28 February, 1905. Luker specialised in landscapes featuring animals such as sheep and cattle, horses and deer. He travelled around visiting areas such as Sussex, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Wales and the Highlands. However, he also made trips to Egypt and Libya producing a series of Oriental scenes in the early 1860’s. His works show a great attention to detail and his use of a lighter palette gives his subjects a luminous quality that instantly attracts the viewer. Examples of his paintings are held by the Atkinson Art Gallery, National Library of Wales, Newstead Abbey...

Artist/ School: James Rolfe, British 19th century, signed Title: 'A Highland Breakfast', interior with young family and dogs, Medium: signed oil paintin...

Studying the Maps Italian School, late 19th century signed lower corner watercolour on board, framed framed: 24.5 x 17.5 inches painting: 20.5 x 14 inches provenance: private collect...

Portrait of a Country Lady English artist, mid 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 25 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: some former restoration and s...

Cattle Watering in the Highland Loch, Dusk British School, 19th century circa 1860's oil on board, framed framed: 16 x 20 inches board: 12 x 16 inches provenance: private collection,...

Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Dimensions listed include the frame. Featuring the Privateer ship "America" under full sail. Title and dated on the reverse. The dimensions listed ...

Artist/ School: English School, late 19th/ early 20th century. The painting came from a large collection of works by one artist. A very few of them are signed what looks to be 'F. Wa...

James Hardy (British contemporary, 21st century) signed oil painting on board, framed board: 8 x 10 inches provenance: private collection condition: overall very good

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Arctic Fox" (Plate 121, No. 25) Portfolio: The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, Imperial Bow...

The Bucolic Landscape English School, circa 1830 oil on canvas, framed Framed: 23 x 27.5 inches Canvas: 20 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good conditi...

Tall ships in a rocky bay, with figures in Eastern costume in boats and on the shoreline 19th Century School oil on canvas, framed framed: 39.5 x 3...

William Thornley was a painter of coastal scenes whose work is very similar to Hubert and Charles Thornley, who may have been members of the same family. He painted scenes of genre, architecture and landscapes as well. A number of the landscapes were of Belgium, Holland, Italy and Norway. However, it is for his seascapes that he is best remembered. Thornley’s works are beautifully detailed and show a masterful understanding of the moods of both weather and sea. They are often small in size and put together with fine detail and great artistic merit. Thornley’s fishing scenes are spirited and similar in style to those of “Jock” Wilson, and are often painted in pairs. Thornley’s works have always been popular when they appear on the art market. He was believed to have first exhibited marines at the Royal Academy in 1859 from an address in Paddington, London and also at the British Institution from 1861 until it closed in 1867. He continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy until 1898. Thornley also exhibited at the Paris Salon and the Salon of French Artists, receiving an honourable mention in 1881 and a third place medal in 1888. William Thornley also went by the names Georges William and William...

19th century English Antique Horse racing scene in a landscape with Jockey up. Wonderful and very well painted English Horse Racing scene. Simil...

A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, England and had been part of an album of works assembled by the artist during the early 1900's. During the Victorian and Edwardian era in Britain, it was very fashionable for ladies of aristocratic and wealthy backgrounds to draw and paint still lifes of flowers and plants that they had picked or seen in gardens. Many were highly accomplished and extremely talented artists, who sadly were not encouraged to exhibit due to society frowning upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley...

Artist: William Curtis (English, 1746-1799) Title: Set of Six Hand-Colored Engravings Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed Year: 1789-1810 (First-second ser...

Artist/ School: Signed initials 'F.P.A', Scottish School, 19th century Title: Rocky Coastline Medium: oil on canvas board, framed Size: framed: 7 x 9 inches board: 4.75 x 6.75 i...

This lovely British Victorian oil painting is attributed noted landscape and animal artist George Cole ans ascribed verso. Painted in 1840 it is a superb portrait of two horses, one ...

Sheep in the Highlands Frank Clark (British, late 19th/ early 20th century) signed oil painting on canvas board, framed framed: 19.5 x 27 inches painting: 16 x 24 inches condition: v...

The Village Duck Pond by R. Fenson, British signed and dated 1896 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 30 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: very good and soun...

Classical Bird print, after John James Audubon, printed by Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, New York unframed, 17 x 14 inches color print on paper condition: very good provenance: from...

Artist/ School: Norman A.Olley, inscribed verso Title - October Manor Farm Surrey Medium: gouache/watercolour/ ink/ pencil on thin board, unframed Paint...

Sunset in the Highlands by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed lower corner with the artists pseudonym 'Phil Hips'. oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 24 inches F...

The Cavaliers Rest English School, 19th century The painting is after Sir Edwin Landseer's earlier painting which hangs in the National Trust's collection. oil painting on canvas, fr...

Plough Horses Watering Circle of Samuel Joseph Clark (1841 - 1928) British oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 27.5 x 35 inches canvas: 21 x 28 inches provenance: private collecti...

Fishing the Stream by Ted Dyer, British artist, 21st Century Oil painting on canvas, framed Signed by artist framed size: 14.5 x 18.5 inches canvas: 12 x 16 inches Ted Dyer is one o...

The Half Way Hotel English artist, late 19th century (double sided painting with a hunting scene to the reverse). oil painting on board, unframed board: 13 x 10.75 inches provenance...

This charming Dutch Romantic Golden Age picturesque winter landscape oil painting is by Everardus Benedictus Gregorius Pagano Mirani. It was painted in 1848 and is signed and dated lower right. The composition is a lovely bright snow scene of a frozen river and wide track beside it. Figures are skating and playing on the ice while others drag various goods through the snow. Some stunning trees line the path and the whole image is bathed in winter sunlight. A really lovely large picture postcard Dutch winter landscape oil painting which harks back to the Dutch Golden Age and was so popular with the Dutch. The brushwork and detail are superb and this is a lovely example of Mirani's work who was one of the finest Romantic landscape painters of his day. Signed and dated 1848. Provenance. Midlands estate. Condition. Oil on canvas, image size is 44 inches by 35 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a fine gilt gallery frame, framed size is 51 inches by 42 inches and in good condition. Everardus Benedictus Gregorius Pagano Mirani (1810 - 1881). Mirani grew up in the Golden Age of Dutch painting, dominated by the Romantic landscape genre. This movement founded by Barend Cornelis Koekkoek...

This lovely British Victorian oil painting is by Edward Charles Williams of the Williams Family of artists and related to George Morland. The painting is a figurative landscape entitled the Woodman's family and entails five figures and a dog gathered around a tree that the Woodman is tackling with his axe. The painting is signed and indistinctly dated (only visible with ultra violent light) lower left, the date being 1869. For me, the highlight of the painting is the artistry and attention to detail with which Williams has portrayed the light on the trees above and the exquisite colouring of the leaves. There are even two birds finely depicted in the tree foliage. Signed and indistinctly dated 1869 lower left (only visible under ultraviolet light). Provenance. Berkshire estate. Condition. Oil on canvas, image size is 40 inches by 36 inches and in good condition. Housed in a complementary frame. Framed size is 48 inches by 44 inches and in good condition. Edward Charles Williams (London 10 July 1807 – 25 July 1881) was an English landscape painter during the Victorian Era, and a member of the Williams family of painters. He was the eldest son of the painter Edward Williams (1781–1855) and Ann Hildebrandt (c.1780–1851), and a member of the Williams family of painters, who were related to such famous artists as James Ward RA and George Morland. His father was a well-known landscape artist, who taught him how to paint; otherwise he received no formal instruction. He adopted much of his father's style and technique, and like the other painters of his family, he devoted himself to landscapes, producing rich and tranquil views of Barnes, Cumberland, Kent, Surrey and the Thames. His paintings are now highly sought after. Williams married his first wife Mary Ann Challenger on 11 December 1839 in Westminster. Mary Ann died in 1857 in London, and his only child Alice Williams was born shortly afterwards to Sarah Susannah Horley, who had been Mary Ann's nurse – Edward and Sarah did not marry for another 10 years until 3 October 3, 1868, when they wed at the St. Pancras Old Church in Camden, London. He largely stopped painting after the 1859 death of his second wife, adding value to the small number of paintings that he did produce from 1859 on − Springer in the Bracken, The Lap Dog, The Ploughman's walk home, The Ducks at Tilbury and Primrose at St Mary's (Primrose was the Verger's Cat). Some suggest that he suffered a breakdown after his wife's death, given his choice of subjects in these later years. The location of three of these post-1859 works are unknown, and they are assumed lost during two world wars. He signed some of his work as E Williams, which leads to confusion with his father, who painted in a similar style, and at times he signed as C Williams to purposely avoid such confusion. Because many of the paintings of both father and son are unsigned, it can be difficult to correctly attribute their work. Edward Charles also collaborated on several paintings with William Shayer, where Williams would paint the landscape, and Shayer would add in figures and animals; his Near Wantage, Berkshire is a good example. He died 25 July 1881 at Shepherds Bush in London and is buried with Sarah Horley and their daughter Alice in Hammersmith Old Cemetery, close to other family graves. Edward Charles Williams was born into an artist family that is sometimes referred to as the Barnes School. His father and five surviving brothers were all noted landscape painters during the Victorian era. Three of the sons of Edward Williams changed their last names to protect the identity of their art. Edward Williams (father) Henry John Boddington, George Augustus Williams, Arthur Gilbert, Sidney Richard Percy, Alfred Walter Williams.

Henry King Taylor was a marine and coastal scene painter who lived in London. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1859 to 1864 with titles includi...

Well painted late 19th-century German genre painting. Often painted in the Munich area of Germany these highly desirable antique paintings are always of the finest quality. This is...

Artist/ School: English School, late 19th/ early 20th century. The painting came from a large collection of works by one artist. A very few of them are signed what looks to be 'F. Wa...

This lovely British Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted artist William Gosling. Painted circa 1870 it is a river landscape, possibly the Thames. Gosling exhibited several pa...

Artist/ School: F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950), signed to the lower right. Title: Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe. A beautiful Scottish Highlands sunset warmi...

William Thornley was a painter of coastal scenes whose work is very similar to Hubert and Charles Thornley, who may have been members of the same family. He painted scenes of genre, architecture, and landscapes as well. A number of the landscapes were of Belgium, Holland, Italy, and Norway. However, it is for his seascapes that he is best remembered. Thornley’s works are beautifully detailed and show a masterful understanding of the moods of both weather and sea. They are often small in size and put together with fine detail and great artistic merit. Thornley’s fishing scenes are spirited and similar in style to those of “Jock” Wilson, and are often painted in pairs. Thornley’s works have always been popular when they appear on the art market. He was believed to have first exhibited marines at the Royal Academy in 1859 from an address in Paddington, London and also at the British Institution from 1861 until it closed in 1867. He continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy until 1898. Thornley also exhibited at the Paris Salon and the Salon of French Artists, receiving an honorable mention in 1881 and a third-place medal in 1888. William Thornley also went by the names Georges William and William...

Well painted late 19th-century German genre painting. Often painted in the Munich area of Germany these highly desirable antique paintings are always of t...

American Wild Turkey and Curassows Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879. 160mm by 245mm (sheet). Key below the image. From Oliver Goldsmith's 'A History of the Earth and...

Frank Cassell (British 19th century) signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 18.5 x 22 inches canvas: 12 x 16 inches provenance: private collection...

Artist/ School: French School, early 19th century Title: Cattle being Driven through the town. Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: canvas: 21 x 25.5 inches Provenanc...

An exquisite example of Walter Bonner Gash’s mastery, The Music Lesson (c. 1890) captures the quiet elegance and nostalgia that define his work. This beautifully preserved oil painting, measuring 49 1/2 x 33 inches, remains in its original, period gold leaf frame, adding to its historical significance and charm. Gash, a British artist celebrated for his evocative depictions of domestic life, beach scenes, and childhood innocence, developed his distinctive soft luminescence while studying at the Lincoln School of Art and the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Antwerp. His works reflect an international influence, blending technical precision with an intimate, almost dreamlike atmosphere. Exhibited at the Royal Academy three times, Gash gained recognition for pieces such as Studying the New Woman...

'Sunset' Continental School, late 19th Century signed lower left corner oil painting on wood panel, unframed painting: 21.5cm x 29.5 cm Painted with fascinating details which one c...

Sunset English School, mid 19th century oil on artists board, framed framed: 10 x 14 inches board: 8 x 12 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound con...

Henry Thomas ALKEN 1785 – 1851 A very typical example of Alken's work in a beautifully presented original antique frame. Alken's work is highly collectable and this is worthy of any...

Louise H. "Louie" Burrell (née Luker 1873 – 1971) was an English-born artist who also lived in Canada and the United States. The daughter of William and Ada Luker, both artists, Bur...