William Mellor Paintings

A fine & large antique maritime oil painting of the war ship HMS Britannia, by Robert Strickland Thomas (1787-1853), the painting circa 1835. The painting depicts HMS Britannia broadside with several other war ships of the British fleet, most likely returning from the Mediterranean. In the foreground are several small boats with sailors variously occupied attending to them. A yacht with a crowded deck is visible on the left. In the center foreground there is a barrel or possibly a buoy in the water, a device commonly employed in some of Thomas's paintings. To the verso is an old auction label from the 1920s and another partial label, there are also some annotations on the stretcher with details of photographic images of the painting. There is also an old label of ownership "Mrs. Strange 6 Elvaston Place", this address was a large Georgian house in the prestigious London borough of South Kensington. The painting is in very good condition, this investment quality antique maritime painting...

Sunrise at Village by River in the English Countryside with Church Spire & Birds by 20th Century British Artist Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame measures 21 x 17 inches This ori...

Cottage in a Lush Garden with Hens in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Terry Heath (1943-2011) Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 26 x 22 inches S...

Oil on canvas, signed and dated ‘1724’ bottom right Image size: 48 x 36 inches (121 x 91 cm) 19th Century hand carved gilt frame This exquisite rediscovered artwork by Monamy showca...

An outstanding example of the work by Henry Maidment Maidment was an English landscape painter form the latter part of the 19th century. He mostly painted English cottage landscapes often with ducks, sheep, and young people. He used a ward palette of color and this gave his paintings a very desirable warm glow. Henry Maidment was his real name and Robert Fenson...

Signed pointillist oil on panel figures in landscape by French neo-impressionist painter Yvonne Canu. This stunning piece depicts a couple resting under a parasol in a field of wildf...

Jean Ekert (French, 20th Century) Coastal Landscape, circa 1960 Oil on board, signed lower right This vibrant coastal view by Jean Ekert captures the warmth and energy of the Medite...

This is an original, unique oil painting by the artist William Watson Jnr., a Liverpool (Birkenhead) painter of animals and landscapes. He was the t...

Samuel Henry Baker (British, 1824–1909) Ullswater from Gowbarrow Park, Cumberland, late 19th century Oil on canvas In this sweeping view of Ullswater, nestled in the heart of the La...

This mid 19th-century British rural landscape titled "Near Norwich" is by Victorian artist Edward Charles Williams (1807-1881). Against a backdrop of a windmill situated a little bey...

This striking oil landscape is dominated by a vast, cinematic sky, rendered with the rapid, "plein air" brushwork that defined the late 19th-century French school. Rather than a stat...

F. Walters (British, 19th Century) Cottage Landscape with Figures and Pond Oil on canvas, signed lower left English School, circa 1880 Presented in an ornate 19th-century carved and gilded frame This serene and expansive rural landscape by 19th-century British artist F. Walters captures the gentle charm of the English country...