Edward William Cooke

Large Victorian coastal marine painting by Edward William Cooke, R.A.

1842

Large 19th century British Orientalist oil painting by Henry Lynton Stanton British, 1890 Canvas: Height 51cm, width 76cm Frame: Height 59cm, width 84cm, depth 5cm This vibrant oil ...

Figurative Orientalist oil painting of the Nile, Cairo by Billet French, 1877 Panel: Height 38cm, width 58cm Frame: Height 60cm, width 80cm, depth 8cm This exquisite oil on panel, p...

Large Orientalist painting of the banks of the Nile by H. Corrodi Italian, Late 19th Century Canvas: Height 66cm, width 126m Frame: Height 98cm, width 158cm, depth 7cm This beauti...

This fine pair of oil paintings depicts two views of a beachside harbour, each view centred about the genre scene of a fisherman with his wife. In the first painting, a fisherman sit...

You are viewing a large Victorian oil painting of an English coastal scene in the county of Norfolk The piece is huge - over six feet wide / 193 CM Such an atmospheric piece with the...

William Thornley was a painter of coastal scenes whose work is very similar to Hubert and Charles Thornley, who may have been members of the same family. He painted scenes of genre, architecture, and landscapes as well. A number of the landscapes were of Belgium, Holland, Italy, and Norway. However, it is for his seascapes that he is best remembered. Thornley’s works are beautifully detailed and show a masterful understanding of the moods of both weather and sea. They are often small in size and put together with fine detail and great artistic merit. Thornley’s fishing scenes are spirited and similar in style to those of “Jock” Wilson, and are often painted in pairs. Thornley’s works have always been popular when they appear on the art market. He was believed to have first exhibited marines at the Royal Academy in 1859 from an address in Paddington, London and also at the British Institution from 1861 until it closed in 1867. He continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy until 1898. Thornley also exhibited at the Paris Salon and the Salon of French Artists, receiving an honorable mention in 1881 and a third-place medal in 1888. William Thornley also went by the names Georges William and William...

Beautiful maritime oil painting on canvas by George Anthony Waterstone (British, 1840–1925), depicting sailing vessels navigating rough harbor waters beneath a dramatic atmospheric s...

A finely executed 19th century seascape depicting Dutch sailing vessels and figures in rowboats on a calm sea. Oil on canvas, signed bottom left, affixed to what appears to be its or...