Victorian Art

Canvas Size: 28 x 36" (71 x 91cm) Outside Frame Size 36 x 44" (91 x 111cm) It is signed on the middle right on the wooden window. This is a stunning painting of a racehorse signed and dated J F Herring Sen 1842. The horse is named above the water trough as Attilla. As Herring was a renowned painter of racehorses it is likely that this was done for a wealthy patron who owned several. Although he painted many of the winners of the St. Ledger Cup Attilla was not one of these. Free carriage worldwide John Frederick HERRING Snr 1795 – 1865 A sporting painter, born in Surrey of American/Dutch extraction. At first he was a sign and coach painter. He then worked as a stable boy and coachman in Yorkshire until with the help of patrons he was able to study with Abraham Cooper RA, the only art education he appears to have had. He specialised in racing subjects and his few hunting scenes are rare. Herring painted the start of the 1844 Derby, which became known as ‘the dirtiest Derby in history’. He sometimes collaborated with his three sons, J.F.Jnr, Benjamin Jnr and Charles. He also collaborated with James Pollard on a number of racing scenes inc. ‘The Doncaster Gold Cup’, 1838, ‘The Emperor of Russia’s Cup at Ascot’ 1845 and ‘The Dead Heat for the Doncaster Great St. Ledger’ 1849 Herring painted 33 successive winners of the St. Ledger and not surprisingly lived a large part of his life in the Doncaster area before settling in Newmarket in 1830 and then in London in 1835. He suffered serious financial difficulties after his move to London which, thanks to a great friend and patron William Taylor Copeland (1797 – 1868) head of the Spode Porcelain factory at Stoke on Trent, was resolved. He painted many pictures of the Copeland family, some of which were adapted and used as designs on the Spode china...

'1. Cynthia juliana 2. Anartia amalthea 3. Junonia orthosia' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

Victorian Marine Seascape Large Oil Painting of Pure Seas and Shimmering Light by the absolute Master of Pure Seas Paintings. This is a beautiful, ethereal work by Henry Moore (THE Henry Moore and not the famous Sculptor!). The seascape we have for sale is an exquisite example of Moore’s sea-painting (he began painting the sea in the late 1860s), this, produced at the height of his fame and talents, it was painted in 1891. In it he captures the rolling waves as they catch the light and conveys a cool beauty within this deceptively simple composition. There may be a hint of a vessel in the background but maybe it is a trick of the light!! The seagulls dance in the foreground. Moore manages to straddle two enormous art...

An oil on panel signed and dated in the lower left depicting two riders on horseback sharing a drink outside a country inn. The painting measures 17.75" x 21.75" including the frame. Provenance: Private collection CT Bradbury Art and Antiques, Wiscasset, ME Heywood Hardy (25 November 1842 – 20 January 1933) was a British artist, in particular an animal painter and painter of horse riding scenes. He also painted landscapes and portraits, especially equestrian portraits. Horses and horse riding were the subjects of much of Hardy’s later work. His pictures of horse riding by the seashore...

This idyllic late 19th-century oil painting by English artist Edward William Cooke RA (1811-1880) depicts a west-country cove with two cottages, donkeys, figures, and fishing boats. Cooke was a highly renowned painter of marine scenes and landscapes who exhibited extensively at London’s Royal Academy. From our elevated vantage point, the view extends between two quaint cottages and across the beach before sweeping around the sandy coastline. Crystalline waters lap the shore, where moored craft rest. It’s an accomplished rendering of a challenging composition. It’s enhanced by trees, which essentially ‘frame’ the right side, while a wooded track provides interest on the left. Cooke was a keen admirer of the Dutch old masters, and the spirit of the Golden Age underpins this splendid work. In diaries, he recorded how he travelled by donkey to access elevated spots in the southwest, so it’s conceivable that he did so here. In his catalogue raisonné, it lists a work from the same year titled ‘Bay with Donkeys’. Born in Pentonville, London, Cooke was raised in the company of accomplished artists as both his father, George Cooke (1781-1834), and his uncle, William Bernard Cooke (1778-1855), were engravers. As such, they were associated with a circle of Victorian painters who aided Cooke’s early development. These included the highly regarded marine painter Clarkson Frederick Stanfield RA RBA (1793-1867), who provided frequent advice and inspiration. Indeed, as a teenager, Cooke produced numerous drawings after Stanfield’s works. A precocious talent, by the age of nine, he was already displaying an advanced understanding of engraving, particularly for ships, coupled with a natural, seemingly in-built skill as a draughtsman. Many of his early drawings depict pastoral landscapes after the masters, such as Nicolaes Berchem (1620-1683), Paulus Potter (1625-1654), and Karel Dujardin (1626-1678). In an extraordinary turn of events, in 1820, his advanced abilities led to his first commission when he provided botanical illustrations for John Loudon's 'Encyclopaedia of Plants’. These were followed by drawings published in the 'Botanical Cabinet...

Chromolithograph, 1878. The gold colour is actually metallic and shiny. From Frederick William Hulme's 'Suggestions in Floral Design', a late Victorian pattern book for interior des...

The Country Lane by Les Parsons (British b. 1945) * see below signed oil on canvas, framed in swept gilt frame. framed: 15.5 x 19.5 inches canvas: 12 x 16...

Artist/ School: Scottish School, early 19th century Title: a large panoramic Scottish landscape, with ancient castle standing to the centre, with various figures enjoying the landsc...

This charming British Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted artist Henry Robinson Hall. Painted circa 1900 the setting is in Perthshire. In the foreground several highland cat...

Artist/ School: Scottish School, circa 1870's Title: The Highland River Landscape Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 13.25 x 16.25 inches canvas: 7 x 10 inches Prove...

Colour lithograph, 1890. 210mm by 285mm (sheet). From W Peck's 'A Handbook and Atlas of Astronomy', 1890. Sir William Peck FRSE FRAS (1862 – 1925) was a Scottish astronomer and scien...

Well painted and very interesting composition attributed to the English landscape painter john Frederick Tennant. His work is very similar to ...

English School, circa 1835 An Officer of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards with his charger, a troupe of dragoon guards beyond Oil on canvas Canvas size - 25 x 30 in Framed size - 28 1/2 x...

The Steeplechase English School, late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound condition

Waiting for their Master by Robert Cleminson (British 1864-1903) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed painting: 30 x 50 inches Lovely British sporting art oil painting on canvas...

John Sanderson-Wells British, (1872-1955) Gone to Ground Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 15.5 inches x 23.5 inches Size including frame: 21.75 inches x 29.75 inches A well painte...

An outstanding painting by author and painter Ella Bruce. This watercolor is of the finest quality and shows the skill of the painter to the full. A vibrant and unique piece. The white highlights are painted in gouache or body color, which gives the piece great depth and and added level of quality. This and the others from the collection were Im sure painted for Christmas or Holiday cards...

Artist/ School: Irish artist, 19th century, indistinctly signed & dated 1880s Title: The Irish Landscape & Homestead Medium: oil painting on board, framed. framed: 14.25 x 18.75 i...

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...

H.Jackson. 19th-century English landscape with sheep resting in a field. English late 19th-century painter of animals either in barns or landscapes. His paintings have the influence...

Very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...

This superb British Victorian exhibited portrait oil painting is by noted female artist (Frances) Maud Porter. Her married name was Maud Bigwood and some of her later work is signed ...

This early 19th-century oil painting by English artist W.S. Cooper (act. 1832-1834) depicts a bay hunter and groom in a landscape with a hunt beyond. Once hanging in a proud English...

Edwin Loder of Bath (1827-1885) General Sir W.R. Mansfield's Arabian charger, held by a groom signed, inscribed and dated 'E. Loder/ Bath/ 1868' (lower right) Oil on canvas Painting ...

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Snowy Heron" (Plate 374, No. 75) Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition Year: 1840-1844 Medium: Original...

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Roseate Spoonbill" (Plate 362, No. 73) Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition Year: 1840-1844 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper Limited edition: approx. 1,200 Printer: John T. Bowen, Philadelphia, PA Publisher: John James Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA Sheet size: 6.75" x 10.44" Image size: 5" x 7.63" Condition: In excellent condition Very rare The "Roseate Spoonbill" is one of the very top, absolute most desirable birds from Audubon's famous "Birds of America" series Notes: Provenance: private collection - Fleming Island, FL. Lithography and hand-coloring by American artist John T. Bowen (1801-c.1856). Comes from Audubon's famous seven volume portfolio "The Birds of America", First Royal Octavo Edition (1840-1844), which consists of 500 hand-colored lithographs. Based on a composition painted in Florida in 1831 or 1832. "This beautiful and singular bird" was prized for its wings and tail feathers which were made into fans in St. Augustine. The roseate spoonbill is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in both South and North America. The roseate spoonbill's pink color is diet-derived, consisting of the carotenoid pigment canthaxanthin, like the American flamingo. To make 'The Birds of America' more affordable and widely available, in 1839 John James Audubon began the first octavo edition, a smaller version of the folio which was printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by John James Audubon and his son John Woodhouse, and then drawn onto lithographic stones. These miniatures exhibit a remarkable amount of attention to quality and detail, as well as a meticulous fidelity to the larger works. Some compositional changes were made in order to accommodate the smaller format. Like the Havell edition, John James Audubon’s first...

This mid-19th-century oil painting attributed to Scottish artist William Clark of Greenock (1803-1883) depicts a fully-rigged British frigate sailing off Yarmouth and The Needles, Is...

Sunset in the Highlands by Clarence Henry Roe (British 1850-1909) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 27 x 37 inches painting: 20 x 30 inches provenance: private collection, England...

John Sanderson-Wells British, (1872-1955) Gone Away Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 15.5 inches x 23.5 inches Size including frame: 21.75 inches x 29.75 inches An animated sporti...

Two good matched paintings for the price of one! Charming pair of original oil paintings on canvas, the pair is from the 19th century, Victorian era in the Scottish style by Scott...

John Brett A.R.A. (1831-1902) Tarbert, Scotland inscribed and dated 'Tarbert, 4 aug '86' upper left Oil on canvas Painting Size - 7 x 14 in Framed Size - 14 x 21 in Provenance Anon....

Artist/ School: J. Langlois, British 1855-1904, signed lower corner Title: Chasing the Mouse! Medium: oil on board, framed framed: 6 x 7.5 inches board: 4.75 x 6.75 inches Proven...

The Hon. Henry Richard Graves (1818–1882) The Countess of Uxbridge mounted on 'Rose', a dark bay hunter with a terrier by a stile Oil on canvas Painting Size - 28 x 36 in Canvas Siz...

Painted by Sara Wells Page this is a large stunning half-length Pre-Raphaelite portrait oil painting of a semi clad young woman. It was painted circa 1900 by Page who worked and exhi...

This stunning arched top Victorian figurative oil painting is by noted Belgian artist Charles Soubre. It was painted in 1853 and is signed and date lower right. The composition is a ...

Antique Victorian English 19th Century, three Spaniel dogs in an Interior. George Armfield was a mid-Victorian painter of mostly dog scenes but also painted other animal subjects su...

William M. Hart American 1823 - 1894 Outside Frame Size: 36 x 49" (90 x 122cm) Canvas Size: 28 x 41" (70 x 102) Provenance: H.V. Allison Galleries, New York Born in 1823 in Paisley...

This charming British Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted artist Henry Robinson Hall. Painted circa 1900 the setting is Glen Sannox, Arran in the Scottish Highlands. Glen Sa...

Alfred Augustus Glendening Senior (English, 1840–1921) View along the Thames at Bisham Abbey, oil on canvas, circa 1910 Signed Bottom right This beautifully observed riverscape by A...

Late 19th/early 20th century oil on canvas painting in the manner of Abraham Hulk the Younger (1851-1922), this painting was acquired by Saltire Gallerie with a larger painting signed by Hulk the Younger, (just SOLD). Presented in a period decorative gilt frame, the painting is of a cottage in a woodland with cattle by a pond, a little black dog and man and a woman standing by. In the distance is a glimpse of a river and grasses, framed by trees and an overcast sky. Hulk is renowned for his treatment of the changing season from summer to autumn, and the golden leaves and fading greens in this painting suggest this changing time of year. Hulk is the son of a well known Dutch maritime...

Artist/ School: F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950), signed Title: Sunset in the Scottish Highlands Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 17 x 25 inches painting: 1...

Cows & Bull In Landscape Dutch School, 19th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 13 x 11 inches painting: 10 x 8 inches provenance: private UK collection. The painting is in good a...

Tranquil Pastures circle of Thomas Sidney Cooper (British 1803-1902) signed oil painting on board, framed framed: 10 x 14 inches board: 8 x 12 inches provenance: private collection,...

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...

Lake Constance c 1850. Watercolor on cream wove paper mounted on thin card stock, 10 x 12 1/2 inches (255 x 320 mm), wide margins. Adhesive residue aro...

The Dapper Young Gentleman English School, circa 1820's period oil on canvas, framed framed: 40 x 34 inches canvas: 32 x 27 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: ...

Artist/ School: F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950), signed Title: Scottish Highlands Loch Scene with warm sunset. Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 20 x 28.5 ...

Edward Ladell (English, 1821–1886) Still Life of Fruit, oil on panel, signed and dated 1862 This richly detailed still life by Edward Ladell is a superb early example of the artist’...

'1. Ageronia arethusa 2. Ageronia amphinome' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

A stunning 19th century English Antique oil landscape with cows resting by a river. Alfred Vickers was a painter of marine subjects and landscapes. He exhibited extensively througho...

After the painting by John Lomax,who was an English genre painter The scene is great fun, as we can see different groups all enjoying the Classic English Pub interior...

Edmund Bristow (1787-1876) A bay hunter in a landscape, Windsor castle beyond Signed with initials lower left Oil on canvas Canvas Size 22 1/2 x 27 1/2 in Framed Size 27 x 32 in Pro...

W.Redworth, English portrait of a terrier dog, circa 1935 Wonderful oil on canvas portrait. A very English animal portrait and a very well painted painting, framed in an amazing a...

Late 19th century English landscape by Edwin Buttery. This exquisite late Victorian English landscape by Edwin Buttery is a masterful example of the period’s romanticized appreciatio...

The Cornish Fisherwoman Signed by David W. Haddon (British, flourished end of the 19th century) Oil on board, framed framed: 13 x 11 inches board: 10 x 8 inches Provenance: Private c...

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...

Highland Landscape E.C Hamblin, British late 19th/early 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed dated 1914 verso framed: 25 x 35 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches provenance: private c...

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "American Flamingo" (Plate 375, No. 75) Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo E...

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, En...

Artist/ School: French School, 20th century, signed Karine Girard Title: "The Flower Seller", a beautiful Parisian scene from the Belle Epoque period, d...