By Robert John Hammond
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Robert John Hammond
British, (1853-1911)
Picking Flowers
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1900
Image size: 20.75 inches x 13.75 inches
Size including frame: 30.5 inches x 23.5 inches
A charming landscape painting of figures picking flowers next to a river by Robert John Hammond. The scene is set against the backdrop of mountains and was most likely painted in summer. The landscape appears similar to that of North Wales, an area the artist visited a number of times.
Robert John Hammond was a landscape painter born in Blackfriars, London in 1853. By the time he was 18 he had moved to Sutton Coldfield where he initially became an apprentice watchmaker before becoming a full time artist. In 1871, he married Lucy Banner, the sister of the artist Alfred Banner...
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings