John Charles Maggs was a well-known coaching scene painter who was born at 5 James Street, Bath in 1819. His father, James Maggs was an artist and furniture japanner and his uncle was a portrait painter. He studied in Italy for 2 years before returning to Bath, where he established himself as a painter and began to specialize in coaching scenes. Maggs ran a school of painting at his studio located at 34 Gay Street, known as the Bath Art Studio, where his daughter assisted him. Although he does not appear to have exhibited, he enjoyed great popularity during his lifetime winning important patrons such as Queen Victoria, the Duke of Beaufort and Joseph Grego. Maggs died at his home in Bath on 3rd November 1896 aged 77. The White Horse Cellar or Hatchetts White Horse Cellar was established around 1720 and became one of the best-known coaching inns during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was located at 155 Piccadilly and was the starting terminus for all western bound mail coaches from London.
A Cracking Pace
By John Charles Maggs
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Charles Maggs (1819-1896) A Cracking Pace signed and dated J. C. Maggs / 1873 lower left Oil on canvas Painting size 11 1/2 x 23 1/2 in Framed size 17 x 29 in John Charles Magg...
Oil
A Halt at the Inn
By John Charles Maggs
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Charles Maggs (1819-1896) A Halt at the Inn signed and dated J. C. Maggs / 1873 lower left Oil on canvas Painting size 11 1/2 x 23 1/2 in Framed size 17 x 29 in John Charles Ma...
Oil
$3,584
19th Century winter coaching oil painting of a stagecoach in a snowstorm
By John Charles Maggs
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
John Charles Maggs British, (1819-1896) Caught in a Snowstorm Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 10 inches x 16.75 inches Size including frame: 14.5 inches x 21.25 inches An atmosph...
Canvas, Oil
19th Century coaching scene oil painting outside a Bath inn
By John Charles Maggs
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
John Charles Maggs British, (1819-1896) Saracens Head Oil on canvas, signed & labelled ‘Bath’ Image size: 13.5 inches x 25.5 inches Size including frame: 21 inches x 33 inches A wo...
Canvas, Oil
$5,403
19th century oil painting, Mail coach in snow, oil, John Charles Maggs
By John Charles Maggs
Located in York, GB
A fine 19th century oil painting on canvas depicting a Mail coach outside the Swan Inn, in the snow, signed, inscribed and dated 'Bath 1878' lower left, The size being 36cm x 66cm,...
Oil
$6,950
H 31 in W 43 in
English Antique landscape with farmers harvesting in a field collecting hay
Located in Woodbury, CT
Victorian English Landscape, Haymaking near Hazlemere, Surrey A Victorian English harvesting landscape by John Seymour Adams captures the essence of a bygone era, offering more than...
Canvas, Oil
$23,804
H 26.5 in W 36.5 in D 3.25 in
19th Century Scottish Highland landscape oil painting of a Loch at sunset
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred de Breanski Snr British, (1852-1928) Sunset over a Scottish Highland Loch Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 19.5 inches x 29.5 inches Size including frame: 26.5 inches x 36....
Canvas, Oil
$1,807
H 25.99 in W 23.23 in
IN THE WOOD - Italian landscape oil on board painting, Raffaele Tafuri
Located in Napoli, IT
IN THE WOOD - Italian oil on board framed painting, Italy, xx sec, Raffaele Tafuri. External measurement cm.66x59 Raffaele Tafuri (1857-1929) was an I...
Oil, Board
$9,129
H 20.25 in W 26.25 in D 2.75 in
Historical genre oil painting of gentlemen playing bowls
By Frank Moss Bennett
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Frank Moss Bennett British, (1874-1952) The Bowling Match Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1922, with original slip Image size: 13.5 inches x 19.5 inches Size including frame: 20.25 in...
Canvas, Oil
$15,553
H 22.75 in W 36.75 in D 2.75 in
19th century oil painting of the Dogana & Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
By Jane Vivian
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Jane Vivian British, (fl. 1869-1890) The Punta della Dogana with Santa Maria della Salute from the Molo, Venice Oil on canvas, indistinctly signed Image size: 17.25 inches x 31.25 in...
Canvas, Oil
$7,937
H 31.5 in W 47.25 in
VENICE -In the Manner of Canaletto- Italian Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting
By Mario De Angeli
Located in Napoli, IT
Venice - Mario De Angeli - Italia 2009 - Oil on canvas cm. 80x120. Gold leaf gilded wooden frame ext. mis. cm.100x140 Mario De Angeli's canvas is an extraordinary work of Italian l...
Gold Leaf
$31,513
H 32.25 in W 44.25 in D 3 in
19th Century Scottish Highland landscape oil painting of Loch Lubnaig
By Alfred de Breanski Sr.
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred de Breanski Snr British, (1852-1928) The Head of Loch Lubnaig Oil on canvas, signed & transcribed verso Image size: 23.5 inches x 35.5 inches Size...
Canvas, Oil
$4,733
H 20 in W 22.5 in D 3.5 in
Historical genre oil painting of two gentlemen sat in a garden
By Frank Moss Bennett
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Frank Moss Bennett British, (1874-1952) In the Garden Oil on panel, signed & dated 1917 Image size: 11 inches x 13.5 inches Size including frame: 20 inches x 22.5 inches A charming genre scene of two gentlemen in 18th century costume in a garden by Frank Moss Bennett. The men are shown drinking wine and eating fruit at a linen covered table...
Oil, Panel
$18,850
H 36 in W 45 in
19th century English Harvest landscape with horses, farmers, children, family
By Henry Brittan Willis
Located in Woodbury, CT
Henry Brittian Willis English plough team at rest during harvest Summertime. A painting by Henry Brittiam Willis capturing a 19th-century English plough team, complete with horses,...
Canvas, Oil
$22,857
H 30.5 in W 42.5 in D 3.25 in
19th Century landscape genre oil painting of farmworkers with horses & a dog
By George Cole
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Cole British, (1810-1883) Rick Making, Lunchtime Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1883 Image size: 23.5 inches x 35.5 inches Size including frame: 30.5 inches x 42.5 inches Prove...
Oil, Canvas
View of Ponte Milvio in Rome
Located in Roma, RM
Northern painter active in Rome in the second half of the 17th century, View of Ponte Milvio Oil painting on canvas 73 x 97 cm in coeval Roman Salvator Rosa frame.
Canvas, Oil
$55,931
H 17.33 in W 22.05 in
Macbeth and the Three Witches a Painting on Panel by Francesco Zuccarelli
By Francesco Zuccarelli
Located in PARIS, FR
This painting, created during Zuccarelli's stay in England, represents the decisive moment when Macbeth, together with Banquo, meets the three witches who announce that he will be Ki...
Oil, Wood Panel
$5,084
H 13.19 in W 13.19 in
Mediterranean Harbour with Lighthouse and Shipping
Located in Stockholm, SE
French School, late 17th Century Mediterranean Harbour with Lighthouse and Shipping oil on panel, circular composition unframed 20 cm (7.9 in) framed 33.5 × 33.5 cm (13.2 × 13.2 in...
Oil, Wood Panel
$5,084
H 25.6 in W 30.71 in D 1.97 in
19th Century Roman Landscape oil on canvas with Giltwood Frame
Located in Rome, IT
Amaizing 19' century Roman landscape depicting a part of Villa Borghese with Trinità dei Monti. With a finely carved gilt wood coeval frame. Measurements with frame cm 65 x78 wit...
Oil
$5,410
H 41 in W 61 in D 5 in
The Burning Of A Ship, 19th-Century British Seascape Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century oil painting by Irish artist William McAlpine (1821/22-after 1891) depicts a sailing vessel consumed by fire upon calm coastal waters. Flames tear through th...
Canvas, Oil
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H 21 in W 33 in D 2.5 in
19th Century coaching scene oil painting of Bath High Street
By John Charles Maggs
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
John Charles Maggs British, (1819-1896) The Christopher Hotel Oil on canvas, signed & titled ‘Bath’ Image size: 13.5 inches x 25.5 inches Size including frame: 21 inches x 33 inches A busy coaching scene set outside the Christopher Hotel on Bath High Street by John Charles Maggs. As the stage coach pulls up, a mail guard sounds the coaching horn to signal the arrival of the mail coach. Maggs painted a number of coaching scenes based in Bath including this fine example. The Christopher Hotel was one of many inns that sprang up after the London-Bath stage coach route was opened. The first regular stage coach from London to Bath started in 1667 running 3 times a week, with a daily service beginning in 1711. On Monday 2 August, 1784, the first mail-coach in England set out between London and Bristol, stopping at Bath and provided a quicker and safer way of transporting mail as well as passengers. The Bath Road, (A4) was the main road linking Bristol and London and it took 2 days for passengers to travel between Bath and London. The Christopher Hotel dates from the Georgian period around 1730 and possibly earlier and was situated near to the Roman Baths and the Victoria Art Gallery. During the late 1800’s, Bath Rugby Club...
Canvas, Oil
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H 11.38 in W 16.46 in
John Charles Maggs - Set of Eleven Early 20th Century Lithographs, Coaching Inns
By John Charles Maggs
Located in Corsham, GB
A handsome set of eleven early 20th Century lithographs after a famous series of paintings by the artist John Charles Maggs (1819-1896) depicting coaching inns in and around London. ...
Lithograph
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H 19.25 in W 32.25 in D 2.75 in
19th Century winter coaching scene oil painting
By John Charles Maggs
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
John Charles Maggs British, (1819-1896) Stage Coach in a Snow Drift Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1877 Image size: 13.5 inches x 26.5 inches Size including frame: 19.25 inches x 32.25 inches John Charles Maggs was a well-known coaching scene...
Canvas, Oil
19th Century coaching oil painting
By John Charles Maggs
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
John Charles Maggs British, (1819-1896) Bristol, Bath & London Coach Outside The Crown Inn, Bath Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1882 Image size: 17.5 inches x 29.5 inches Size includ...
Canvas, Oil
York to London Mail Coach, oil on canvas
By John Charles Maggs
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
John Charles Maggs British, (1819–1896) York to London Mail Coach Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1885 Image size: 14 inches x 26 inches Size including f...
Canvas, Oil
Bath to London Mail Coach, oil on canvas
By John Charles Maggs
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
John Charles Maggs British, (1819–1896) Bath to London Mail Coach Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1885 Image size: 14 inches x 26 inches Size including f...
Canvas, Oil