George Smith Wall Decorations

An exquisite sweeping view of a vast English countryside, this fine landscape painting by George Smith of Chichester captures three traveler...

A collection of original hand coloured copperplate engraving from George Smith’s The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide published by Jones & Co, London, 1826. George Smith was upholsterer and furniture draughtsman to his Majesty the Prince of Wales, later King George IV. Eleven plates in total, all later framed (last quarter of the 20th Century) in gilt trim and ebonised frames. The examples showcase many different trends of the time from drawing room curtains, in the Regency style. With typical pelmet with carved gilt top and tassellled drapes to, curtains for a Gothic room, ornate pelmet of gold-frnged fabric, heavy blue curtains and transparent lace curtains...

An exquisite landscape depicting a quaint rural farm with a young woman and her daughter playing with their dog before a calm pool of water where a figure rests on the bank; the thatched roof residence across the water shows two figures inside of the fenced porch looking over their grazing sheep. In the distance, the more substantial roof line of the city is visible peering through the dense coverage of the forest. All of this is situated around the focal point of the scene: ruins of a hilltop castle. The earliest ownership of present work was by Robert Saltonstall, who lent it to William Woollett (English, 1735-1785) to be engraved for publication April 4th of 1774. This engraving is held in the permanent collection of the British Museum (acc. no. 1869,0410.1474) and offers valuable insight into the period the painting was produced as well as establishing the authorship beyond question. High quality images of the engraving executed by Woollett after this painting and further information are available on the British Museum's website. The present work is a rare find, one of Smith's few surviving paintings that were selected for publishing via engraving. Born in Chichester in 1714, George Smith of Chichester...

George Smith, English, 1829-1901 Well-known painter specializing in genre family scenes. This is an excellent example of his work painted on wood panel. It is signed and dated 1865 ...