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B. A. HoweDark Bay Horse by a Stone Wall
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Little is known of the life and career of the painter B. A. Howe, who appears to have been active in Britain during the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Works signed with this name suggest an artist engaged in portraiture and animal painting, genres popular among middle-class patrons of the Victorian period.
A painting titled Portrait of a Scottish Deerhound (dated 1869) provides the only securely recorded example of Howe’s work, indicating a competence in the detailed naturalism favored by British sporting and animal painters of the time. Other attributed works, including female portraits, reveal a restrained palette and attention to fabric and pose consistent with provincial portrait practice of the mid-nineteenth century.
No record of exhibition at the Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Academy, or other major institutions has been located, suggesting that Howe may have worked outside London’s professional art circles—perhaps as a regional or itinerant artist. The initials “B. A.” remain unidentified, and neither the artist’s full name nor dates of birth and death are presently known.
Despite the scarcity of biographical data, the surviving works attributed to B. A. Howe contribute to the broader understanding of Victorian domestic portraiture and the culture of private commission that flourished across Britain in the mid-nineteenth century.
This painting depicts a dark brown (bay) horse shown in profile, standing before a curved stone wall partly overgrown with a creeping plant. Beyond the wall rise a pair of slender trees, their foliage softly silhouetted against a muted sky. At the base of the composition, a stone fountain or trough provides a focal point, toward which the horse gently inclines its head to drink.
The animal is rendered with careful attention to anatomy and coat texture, displaying the naturalistic precision characteristic of mid-nineteenth-century British equine portraiture. The scene is composed with quiet balance and restraint: the gentle curve of the wall and the contained landscape lend the image a sense of order and domestic calm, rather than dramatic action.
Howe’s subdued palette—predominantly earth browns, greys, and mossy greens—and soft atmospheric treatment of background forms reflect the influence of Victorian provincial realism, emphasizing familiarity and dignity over spectacle. The result is a work that celebrates the horse not as a racing or hunting subject but as a creature of steadfast character and beauty, seen within the tranquillity of a country estate setting.
Although little biographical information is known about B. A. Howe, this painting aligns with his few recorded works, which display a sensitive understanding of animal form and a preference for measured, contemplative compositions typical of regional British painters of the period.
It is signed on the lower left:
B. A. Howe
it bear a Christies number in the stretcher
the size of the canvas is:
49.5 x 60 cm
- Creator:B. A. Howe (British)
- Dimensions:Height: 21.86 in (55.5 cm)Width: 25.2 in (64 cm)
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- Gallery Location:GB
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