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English Mid 19th Century Shooting Watercolour with Historical Notes

c. 1850s

Title: Victorian English Village Church Cottage Scene Antique Watercolor Painting 1865 Initials visible; L J W original watercolor painting...

The Sporting Gentlemen Attributed to Dean Wolstenholme Snr (1757-1837) oil on canvas, framed framed: 18.5 x 22 inches canvas: 14 x 18 inches provenance: from a collection in the UK c...

On the Lea River attributed to Peter de Wint (British 1784-1849) signed lower right corner, titled verso original watercolour painting on paper, unframed painting: 11 x 14 inches C...

Title: Victorian Church Landscape Watercolour Louisa Wortley 1865 by Louisa J. Wortley (British 19th century) original watercolour on artists paper laid down on a larger support sheet image size approximately 10.25 x 15.75 inches numbered upper right No 2 L J W appears dated 1865 lower left condition: good antique condition with age related toning and minor handling marks consistent with age provenance: private collection United Kingdom A finely painted nineteenth century watercolour depicting a small rural church set within a gently rolling landscape. The building is rendered with careful attention to architectural detail, featuring a square tower, pointed Gothic windows and a pitched tiled roof. A stone wall encloses the churchyard, while a solitary figure dressed in red stands along the path approaching the entrance. The composition captures a quiet moment within the English countryside, with soft washes of colour used to depict the surrounding trees, distant hills and atmospheric sky. The artist employs delicate tonal modelling and controlled brushwork to create depth and structure within the architecture and landscape. The mount is inscribed “No 2 – L.J.W.” suggesting that the sheet formed part of a numbered sequence of drawings produced during the artist’s early training. Architectural subjects such as churches were commonly used in nineteenth century drawing...

Mid 19th century watercolour of a rural scene. The painting is not signed but is of very fine quality. Presented in a fine custom gilt frame with a silk and gilt card mount under gla...

A fine 19th century watercolour landscape depicting various figures working and conversing. This idyllic rendition of rural life effortlessly captures the Romantic mood of the early ...

This charming watercolour study depicts a group of young choir boys with bows and arrows resting under a tree. In the distance another group gather sticks b...

A lovely watercolour painting, depicting a landscape view with a thatched cottage, a male figure and a dog by a boat. There is a label to the reverse attributing this painting to Gid...