Alfred Duke was an animal and sporting painter believed to have been born in Lancashire around 1863. He spent most of his life in Manchester and exhibited regularly at the Manchester City Art Gallery. Duke also exhibited at the Royal Society of Artists, Birmingham and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. The Victorian era was an age of dog portraits, which were made popular by Queen Victoria. The obsession of the ruling classes with field sports led to a demand for artists such as Duke, who was one of a band of painters celebrating sporting dogs. He was influenced by his contemporaries such as Thomas Blinks and George Derville Rowlandson. Duke’s works are beautifully painted and show an excellent understanding of the animation and movement of dogs. Examples of his work can be found at Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum and Turton Tower.
19th century sporting oil painting of hunting dogs going over a hedge
By Alfred Duke
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred Duke British, (c1860-1905) Over the Hedge Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 13.5 inches x 20.5 inches Size including frame: 20.75 inches x 27.75 inches An animated sporting...
Canvas, Oil
$2,650
H 16 in W 23 in
English 19th century Landscape with children on a pathway picking flowers
By Henry Hadfield Cubley
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English landscape of Children picking flowers in a field or meadow. Henry Hadfield Cubley was born in Newark, Nottinghamshire in 1858. Henry was the nephew of William C...
Canvas, Oil
A Race Horse in a Stable Framed Antique Oil painting
By Emil Volkers
Located in St. Albans, GB
Emil Ferdinand Heinrich VOLKERS Oil painting on canvas signed and dated A fantastic painting for all sporting and equestrian collectors. Picture Size: 10 x 13" (26 x 33cm) Framed ...
Canvas, Oil
On Hold|$2,950
H 13 in W 15.5 in
English Victorian portrait of a dogs head, a hound or another breed
By George Earl
Located in Woodbury, CT
Attributed to George Earl, English, 1824–1908Portrait of a Black, White and Tan DogBritish Sporting ArtOil on canvas, circa 1880UnsignedPresented in its original giltwood frame This...
Oil, Canvas
$6,950
H 24 in W 24 in
19th century Portrait of two cats, dogs Fox terrier, Dachsound, Terrier, Maltese
By Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Located in Woodbury, CT
Circle of Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (Dutch-Belgian, 1821–1909) Portrait of Companion Dogs and Cats Oil on canvas, circa 1890 Signed lower right Painted in the closing decades of the nin...
Canvas, Oil
$5,187
H 28 in W 38 in D 3 in
An antique nineteenth century oil painting of an English landscape
By George Turner
Located in St. Albans, GB
George Turner 1843 – 1910 Titled on the reverse 'A Lane near Weston-on-Trent, Derbyshire' Signed and dated 1886 A Lane near Weston-on-Trent, Derbyshire Picture Size: 20 x 30" (50 x...
Canvas, Oil
$4,950
H 20 in W 28 in
The Farrier’s Visit, in a farmyard landscape early 20th century
Located in Woodbury, CT
Francis Mabel Hollams (1877–1963) The Farrier’s Visit, circa 1925 Oil on canvas, monogrammed lower right. Presented in its original gilt frame. Francis Mabel Hollams was one of Britain’s most accomplished painters of horses and domestic animals during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A gifted sporting artist, she studied under the distinguished equestrian painter Lucy Kemp-Welch and went on to establish a successful career exhibiting at London’s foremost institutions, including the Royal Academy, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the Royal Society of British Artists and the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Her paintings are celebrated for their exceptional draughtsmanship, sensitive observation and genuine understanding of animal character, qualities that have secured her place among the finest female sporting artists of her generation. The Farrier’s Visit beautifully encapsulates the quiet rhythms of rural England during the years when the working horse remained indispensable to everyday agricultural life. Hollams depicts a magnificent grey Shire horse standing patiently outside a traditional brick stable as the village farrier carefully replaces one of its shoes. The scene is entirely unforced and deeply authentic, celebrating the mutual trust between horse and craftsman, a relationship forged through generations of skilled husbandry. The monumental presence of the Shire horse dominates the composition, yet Hollams avoids sentimentality, instead conveying its immense strength through calm composure and gentle dignity. Every detail, from the worn leather harness to the weathered stable doors and simple blacksmith’s tools...
Canvas, Oil
$19,793
H 38 in W 46 in D 4 in
A Horse in a Walled Courtyard Antique oil painting by F. M. Hollams
By Frances (Florence) Mabel Hollams
Located in St. Albans, GB
Frances Mabel Hollams Signed and dated 1898 Picture Size: 29 x 37" (74 x 94cm) Framed Size: 38 x 46" (97 x 117cm) Oil on canvas Most of her work are painted beautifully on panel...
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
H 31 in W 39 in
Landscape with two horses and goats in a landscape, far and barn, English 19th C
Located in Woodbury, CT
W. S. Forest English, circa 1850 Study of Two Horses and Goats Before Farmland Oil on canvas Signed lower right Presented in its original richly carved and gilded frame A finely o...
Canvas, Oil
$497
H 12.2 in W 14.2 in D 0.5 in
19th Century Victorian British Oil Painting Genre Scene Roadside Inn Hampshire
By Henry Charles Woollett
Located in Stockholm, SE
This beautiful Victorian oil painting titled "Roadside Inn in Hampshire" is attributed to the renowned British artist Henry Charles Woollett (c.1826-1893), and depicts a picturesque ...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
$2,950
H 21.5 in W 25.5 in
19th century Portrait of a Bulldog Mum with puppies in a barn interior playing
Located in Woodbury, CT
Attributed to Edwin Loder (British, fl. mid–late 19th Century) Mother Dog and Puppies in a Stable Interior Oil on canvas, unsigned English School, circa 1880 Presented in a period-st...
Canvas, Oil
$5,750
H 13 in W 19 in
Victorian Oil Painting of Loch Tay, Perthshire - Early 20th Century
By Arthur Sydney Watson
Located in Stratford-Upon-Avon, GB
Arthur Sydney Watson British (1881-1931) Near Loch Tay, Perthshire Medium: Oil on canvas Framed size: 18 x 24 Inches Unframed size: 13 x 19 Inches Signed lower right and inscribed...
Canvas, Oil
$4,500
H 23 in W 29 in
19th century English Portrait of a Horse in a stable, oils, Bay Hunter
By Albert Clark
Located in Woodbury, CT
Albert Clark Portrait of a Bay Horse in a Stable Circa 1890 Oil on canvas Signed lower right Original English oak frame A finely executed late Victorian equestrian portrait by the ...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 27 in W 37 in D 2 in
19th Century landscape sporting oil painting of dogs hunting
By Alfred Duke
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred Duke British, (1863-1905) Full Cry Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 19.75 inches x 29.75 inches Size including frame: 27 inches x 37 inches Prove...
Canvas, Oil
19th Century landscape sporting oil painting of dogs hunting
By Alfred Duke
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred Duke British, (1863-1905) Gone to Ground Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 19.75 inches x 29.75 inches Size including frame: 27 inches x 37 inches P...
Canvas, Oil
19th Century landscape sporting oil painting of dogs hunting
By Alfred Duke
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred Duke British, (1863-1905) Through the Hedge Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 19.75 inches x 29.75 inches Size including frame: 27 inches x 37 inche...
Canvas, Oil
On the Scent, oil on canvas
By Alfred Duke
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred Duke British, (1863-1905) On the Scent Oil on canvas, signed & dated ‘92 Image size: 15½ inches x 23½ inches Size including frame: 22½ inches...
Canvas, Oil