Horatio Henry Couldery was a prolific and highly successful English painter of animals and animal genre scenes. He is most known for painting cats and kittens and dogs and pups in a playful anecdotal style; however, he also painted numerous kinds of animals in a straightforward portraitist manner. Couldery was born in 1832 in the Lewisham borough of London to the landscape painter Robert Hall Couldery and Lydia Frances Ruegg. In his youth, he was apprenticed to be a cabinetmaker, however, at the age of 23, he enrolled in the school of the Royal Academy of Arts in London to pursue a career as a painter. At the Royal Academy, he became a proficient painter of animals including fish, pheasants, rabbits, ducks, mice, dogs and cats in a highly finished detailed style. Couldery debuted at the Royal Academy in 1861 with two paintings of fish (Mackerel and Herrings) and 1862, at the Royal Society of British Artists with two more fish still-life paintings titled Fresh from Market and Smelts. The artist continued to exhibit at both venues almost continuously for the entirety of his career, exhibiting over 100 works during his lifetime. Beginning in 1870, Couldery started showing pictures of cats and kittens and dogs and pups with anecdotal titles like The Little Epicure, The Sleep of Innocence and Patience. He became well known for these pictures and in 1875, his painting A Fascinating Tail caught the attention of the famous art critic John Ruskin who wrote, “[it was] quite the most skillful piece of minute and Dureresque painting in the exhibition... unsurpassable.” Couldery exhibited widely throughout the United Kingdom, including important venues in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Dublin. He was a successful painter and highly regarded artist in his lifetime, and today, his work is considered a prime example of high-quality Victorian genre painting. The works are on display at the Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport; the Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery; England Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery and the Glenmore National Historic Site, Belleville, Canada.
19th century English portrait of a Pug dog or Puppy on a green cushion
By Horatio Henry Couldery
Located in Woodbury, CT
Horatio Henry Couldery, 19th-Century Portrait of a Pug, Oil on Board, circa 1890 An endearing late 19th-century portrait of a pug by Horatio Henry Couldery, dating to circa 1890. Pa...
Oil, Board
An aristocratic Pomeranian
By Horatio Henry Couldery
Located in London, GB
Horatio Henry Couldery (1832-1893) An aristocratic Pomeranian signed 'H.H. Couldery' (lower left) oil on canvas 19 ⅛ x 24 ⅛ in. (48.5 x 61 cm.) frame 24 x 28 ⅛ in. (61 x 71.4 cm.) H...
Canvas, Oil
Sitting Pretty (Pomeranian Pups)
By Horatio Henry Couldery
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Signed and dated '1901' lower left
Canvas, Oil
Whilst the Sleeping Dog Lies
By Horatio Henry Couldery
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 20.25 x 27.25 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
Cats in interior
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
LE ROY Jules Gustave (1853 - 1922 ) Cats in Interior Oil on canvas signed low right Old frame gilded with leaves Size canvs : 41 X 33 cm Size frame : 51 x 63 cm LE ROY Jules Gustave (1853 - 1922 ) 19th-20th century - French painter Jules Le Roy or Jules Leroy was born the 22th of December 1853. Dead in 1922 according to the Roubaix Museum Wildlife artist. He mainly painted cats...
Oil
$9,428
H 30 in W 34 in D 3.5 in
Sporting horse portrait oil painting of the racehorse Diamond Jubilee
By Alfred Wheeler
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred Wheeler British, (1852-1932) Diamond Jubilee with Jockey Up Oil on canvas, signed, inscribed & dated 1900 Image size: 19.25 inches x 23.5 inches Size including frame: 30 inches x 34 inches Provenance: T Richardson & Co, Piccadilly, London A wonderful sporting horse portrait by Alfred Wheeler of the racehorse Diamond Jubilee with Jockey Up. A bay stallion is depicted standing side on in a landscape, most likely Newmarket Heath, with another racehorse and jockey in the distance. The horse’s head is slightly turned towards the viewer to reveal a white diamond shape mark on his forehead running into a line down his face. On his lower forelegs can be seen leg wraps which were used during training and exercise. Research has identified the jockey as being Herbert Jones...
Canvas, Oil
$5,483
H 27.17 in W 23.23 in D 2.37 in
HERMMANN LEON - Painting 19th Century - Portrait of a Dog in Interior
By Charles Herrmann-Léon 1
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
HERRMANN LEON Charles (1838-1908) Portrait of a Dog in interior Oil on canvas signed low left Old frame re-gilded with gold leaves Dim canvas : 56 X 46 cm Dim frame : 69 X 59 cm HERRMANN LEON Charles (1838-1908) French painter 19th century Born 22 july 1838 in Le Havre. Died 1...
Oil
$5,465
H 18 in W 23.25 in D 2 in
19th Century landscape oil painting of figures with Highland Cattle
By George Turner
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Turner British, (1843-1910) A Highland Drove Oil on board, signed, further signed & inscribed verso Image size: 12 inches x 17.25 inches Size including frame: 18 inches x 23...
Oil, Board
$6,969
H 22.75 in W 30.75 in D 275 in
19th Century landscape oil painting of a shepherd & flock in a country lane
By George Turner
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Turner British, (1843-1910) Near Tonge, Leicestershire Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 15.25 inches x 23.25 inches Size including frame: 22.75 inches x 30.75 inches A cha...
Canvas, Oil
$8,567
H 35.04 in W 20.48 in D 1.97 in
Painting 19th Century - Horses and Carriage - Charles de Luna (1812-1866)
By Charles De Luna
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
LUNA, Charles de (1812-1866) Horses and carriage hunting Oil on canvas signed low left and dated 1841 Old original frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 39 X 75 cm Dim frame : 89 X 52 cm Certificate of authenticity LUNA, Charles de (1812-1866) French Painter 19th century Born in 1812 in Châlon sur Saone Genre scenes, military subjects, Orientalism Pupil of Léon Cogniet...
Oil
$5,192
H 25.5 in W 29.5 in D 2.5 in
19th Century horse portrait oil painting of a bay horse in a stable
By Benjamin Cam Norton
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Benjamin Cam Norton British, (1834-1900) Bay Horse in a Stable Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1879 Image size: 19.5 inches x 23.5 inches Size including frame: 25.5 inches x 29.5 inch...
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
$218,638
H 55.12 in W 90.56 in
Magnificent early 20th Century Oil Painting of Race horses - At the Gallops
By Julius von Blaas
Located in London, GB
Julius von Blaas (1845-1923) At The Gallops circa 1905 Oil on canvas Signed and dated “Julius von Blass / 1905” (lower left) 110 x 200 cm (140 x 230 cms framed ish) This enormous and grand depiction of horses exercising is an iconic image not only of the edwardien era but also of today’s racing elite. Julius von Blaas was taught by his father Carl von Blaas (1815-1994) and trained in Venice, Florence and Rome. He was also influenced by his celebrated brother Eugen von Blaas...
Oil
$15,000
H 45 in W 37.5 in D 4 in
Shepherd with Flock of Sheep, Realist Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1910-1919
By Robert Watson
Located in Naples, Florida
A signed and dated oil on canvas by British artist Robert Watson (1865–1916), depicting a shepherd tending his flock along a mountain path in the Scottish Highlands. The composition ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,913
H 23.63 in W 29.53 in
Horse in a Stable, Oil on Canvas, Academic Style, 19th Century, Framed
By English School
Located in GB
This painting presents a quietly dignified portrait of a horse, rendered with a restraint and sensitivity that places it firmly within the tradition of British sporting and animal pa...
Canvas, Oil
$7,450
H 13 in W 19.5 in
Victorian Style Oil Painting of Loch Eck, Argyllshire, Signed 1891
By William Davies
Located in Stratford-Upon-Avon, GB
William Davies British (1826-1910) Loch Eck, Argyllshire Medium: Oil on canvas Framed size: 18 x 24 Inches Unframed size: 13 x 19.5 Inches Signed lower right, dated 1891 and inscr...
Canvas, Oil
$2,254
H 9.25 in W 9.25 in D 2 in
Edward Aistrop, Victorian oil painting of a terrier's head
By Edward Aistrop
Located in Harkstead, GB
A beautifully painted character study of a terrier dating from the Victorian era. Edward Aistrop specialised in such intimate portraits of dogs and clearly held them in great affecti...
Oil, Board
$3,142
H 12.75 in W 14.75 in D 2.25 in
19th Century animal oil painting of hens, cockerel & chicks
By Claude Cardon
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Claude Cardon British, (1864-1937) Hens & a Cockerel with Chicks Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 6.5 inches x 8.5 inches Size including frame: 12.75 inches x 14.75 inches A charm...
Canvas, Oil
$1,995
H 12 in W 18 in
Victorian Style Farmyard Gate Oil Painting, Signed, 12 x 18 Inches
Located in Stratford-Upon-Avon, GB
Alfred Banner, British (1878-19125) A Farm Yard Gate Medium: Oil on canvas Framed size: 18 x 24 Inches Canvas size: 12 x 18 Inches Signature: Signed lower right with Monogram Pro...
Canvas, Oil