By Thomas Baker of Leamington
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Thomas Baker
British, (1809-1864)
Scene on the Usk near Brecon
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1850 with old label verso
Image size: 17.5 inches x 23.5 inches
Size including frame: 23.5 inches x 29.5 inches
Provenance: Details of this painting & a sketch are listed in the artist’s diary, no 333.
This angling scene by Thomas Baker depicts two figures fishing on the river Usk in Wales. The distinctively shaped bedrock shown in the painting appears very similar to that found at Llangynidr, which is located about 10 miles outside Brecon.
Thomas Baker was a Midlands landscape painter born on 9 October, 1809 in Harborne, Birmingham. He studied under Vincent Barber (1788-1838) at the Barber family’s Charles Street...
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19th Century Thomas Baker of Leamington Art