Victorian Art

Alfred Seifert Czech, (1850-1901) Portrait of a Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace & Rose Oil on panel, signed Image size: 15.5 inches x 12 inches Size including frame: 23 inches x...

'Shooting - Plate II', engraving from George Stubb's famous set of four shooting engravings. Copper-line engraving with later hand-colouring by William...

Rydal Water, Lake District by J.W.Eyre, signed lower right and titled verso oil on canvas over board, framed dated 1840 verso framed: 23 x 31 inches board: 16 x 24 inches Provenance:...

Resting by the River English artist, 19th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 12.5 x 14.5 inches canvas: 10 x 12.5 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: very go...

'Basilica di St Maria Maggiore. Veduta della facciata principale' Tinted lithograph by Philippe Benoist (1813-1881). From a French series titled 'Rome dans Sa Grandeur', circa 1870...

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Whooping Crane" (Plate 313, No. 63) Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition Year: 1840-1844 Medium: Origi...

"The Mate" (Cornish fisherman) by David W. Haddon (British, early 20th century) signed and dated 1914 oil on board, framed framed: 18 x 14 inches board: 16 x 12 inches provenance: pr...

The Cotswolds Stone Wall Builder by John Edwards (England, 1940 - 2020) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 29 x 23.5 inches canvas : 23 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, ...

Thomas Baker British, (1809-1864) View on the Leam from the Private Estate of Lord Somerville Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1853 Image size: 19.25 inches x 29.25 inches Size includ...

Classical Bird print, after John James Audubon, printed by Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, New York unframed, 17 x 14 inches color print on paper condition: very good provenance: from...

St. Margarets Hall, Coventry English School, signed and dated 1833 verso oil on canvas, framed in fine antique gilt frame inscribed verso framed: 14 x 15.5 inches canvas: 8.5 x 11.5 ...

Pausing for Refreshments by John Sanderson Wells (British 1872-1955) *see notes below signed oil on board, framed Framed: 13.5 x 18 inches Canvas : 10...

Alfred Augustus Glendening Snr British, (1840-1921) Harvest Time Oil on canvas, signed with monogram & dated (18)81 Image size: 23.25 inches x 35.25 inches Size including frame: 32.5 inches x 44.5 inches A lovely landscape painting of figures harvesting in a field by Alfred Glendening Snr. On the crest of a hill, a man ties sheaves whilst others harvest the crop. In the valley below, more figures can be seen stacking shocks into a cart. Alfred Augustus Glendening was born in Hampton near Richmond upon Thames...

Antique French Orientalist oil painting by Pavy French, 1884 Panel: Height 53cm, width 65cm Frame: Height 74cm, width 84cm, depth 8cm This striking 19th-century Orientalist paintin...

Hand-coloured portrait of a bird-like spirit, immobilised in marble, cleansing in a spring-time bath. A character formed from Naiads (a Greek nymph of flowing water), and exploring the idea of a ritualistic cleansing to wash away sombre deeds. Taken from The Sialia Marbles, a series of portraits containing ephemeral human sculptures taken between 2016-19. Together these works act as tales contained in a fictional sculpture hall, in direct reaction to Andre Malraux’s 1947 Le Musee Imaginaire (Museum Without Walls). During the beginning of the 'Museum Age' in the 18th century , writer Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe discussed mythical sculpture...

Architectural oil painting on canvas of the Ebbeston Lodge in the county of Yorkshire by Dan Dunton, executed in a rustic naive style and presented in a carved wood frame.

Oil on canvas Image size: 28 3/4 x 24 inches (73 x 61 cm) Contemporary style gilt frame This portrait is an evocative example of Devis' Regency period portraiture, featuring a pleasant looking young girl holding a book in an outdoor setting. Working with a darker palette, a strongly accented diagonal recession, and dramatic contrasts of light and shadow, Devis heightens the girl's three-dimensional physical presence in the foreground of the composition. The Artist  Arthur William Devis (10 August 1762 – 11 February 1822) was an English painter of history paintings and portraits. He painted portraits and historical subjects, sixty-five of which he exhibited (1779–1821) at the Royal Academy. Among his more famous works are a depiction of the Death of Nelson and a posthumous portrait of Nelson. Devis was born in London, the nineteenth child of the artist Arthur Devis and his wife Elizabeth Faulkner. Devis was the younger brother of the painter Thomas Anthony Devis (1757–1810) and of the schoolmistress and grammarian Ellin Devis (1746–1820), teacher, among others, of author of Maria Edgeworth and Frances Burney (later novelist Madame d'Arblay). He followed his elder brother Thomas Anthony in becoming a pupil at the Royal Academy Schools in 1774 and like his brother exhibited at the Free Society of Artists, of which in 1768 their father had become president, and at the Royal Academy. Early on he came to the notice of Sir Joshua Reynolds. He was appointed draughtsman on the British East India Company's packet Antelope in a voyage in 1783, under Captain Henry Wilson. In her he was injured in an encounter with Papuans near the Schouten Islands and was then wrecked on the Pelew Islands before proceeding to Canton and thence to Bengal. During his voyages, the artist received arrow wounds, one of which inflicted permanent injury on his lower jaw. During his time in Bengal, he painted a portrait of Sir William Jones, at the time a judge in Fort William. The painting now hangs at the British Library. He was back in London by 1795 and is recorded on 21 July 1797 as living at 27 George Street, Hanover Square, where he was insured by the Sun Assurance Office. He is noted for his involvement in the creation of the posthumous cult of Horatio Nelson. As she returned from Trafalgar, Devis went out to meet HMS Victory and was present on board the ship during the autopsy of Nelson's body conducted by Dr Beatty, the ship's surgeon. With the help of sketches he took at that time, he painted a heroic Death of Nelson, which proved a sensation. Devis also painted Dr Beatty, and was commissioned by him to produce a half-length painting of Nelson as vice-admiral, which he lent to Emma Hamilton (who later lost it in an accident whilst travelling). Either the original or a copy of this portrait was exhibited at the Royal Academy two years after the Battle and many copies were made of it. Lord Howe owned one, and another ended up in the collection of the National Maritime Museum. It also appeared as an engraving in Beatty's published account of Nelson's death. Other work includes a portrait of King George III on horseback, and a range of portraits of admirals and generals, along with historical subjects, such as the Babington Plot and the signing of the Magna Carta...

John Ferneley Jnr British, (1815-1862) Horse & Groom in a Stable Oil on canvas, indistinctly signed Image size: 18.75 inches x 23.25 inches Size including frame: 23.5 inches x 28 inches Provenance: The Parker Gallery, Berkeley St., London A mid-19th century sporting painting of a horse and groom in a stable by John Ferneley Jnr. A stable hand is depicted in the middle of a stall grooming a bay horse. Nearby, a tabby cat can be seen resting on table whilst a small black and tan dog wanders by a door to the left. John Ferneley Junior was born in 1815, at Melton Mowbray, the son of the sporting artist John E Ferneley (1782-1869) and his first wife Sarah. His brother Claude Lorraine Ferneley (1822-1892) and sister Sarah Ferneley...

'Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo', tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) after David Roberts RA. David Roberts (1796-1864) traveled throughout Egypt and the Holy Land in the l...

ERNEST ARTHUR ROWE 1863 - 1922 St Peter's Rome Watercolour Signed lower left Image size: 9 ¾ x 7 inches Original gilt frame

This little gem of a compact artwork was executed in the Arts and Crafts style for an interior illustration for "The Wise Book," J.M. Dent & Co, London, 1906. "You can't eat your ca...

Fine 19th century oil painting of a bustling Austrian/Germanic village with horse, rider and various figures outside an Inn, attributed to Arthur Georg Ramberg (1819-1879), well known for figurative genre paintings. The rider is carrying a bugle, apparently announcing news to the people; men are sitting by the table drinking, one with a raised stein. Women walking by stop to listen, a man carrying a sack has stopped to watch the rider, people are in the Inn doorway, and one is looking out the window. Children pause their playing. The scene is under a large tree beside the Inn; a whole community waiting for news. There is a great deal of detail in the scene, tree and Inn house...

The Greeting British School, mid 19th century signed with initials oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 30 x 25 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good condition ...

"Crofters by the Coast" Oil Painting by Joseph Horlor. Joseph Horlor 1809-1886 was a Bristol painter of rustic and coastal landscapes, he exhibited at th...

An Expansive Highland view By Charles Leslie (1839 - 1886) signed lower right and dated 1875 oil on canvas, framed size: 13.5 x 27.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enj...

Artist/ School: English School, late 19th/ early 20th century. The painting came from a large collection of works by one artist. A very few of them are signed what looks to be 'F. Wa...

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...

A Beach Scene With Figures George William Mote (1832-1909) British, signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 28 inches canvas: 22 x 27 inches provenance: private collectio...

Marcel Brunery French, (1893-1982) A Good Hand Oil on panel, signed Image size: 18.75 inches x 23.5 inches Size including frame: 26.75 inches x 31.5 inches Provenance: Frost & Reed ...

Robert Alexander Hillingford British, (1828-1904) The Duke’s Musicians – A Reminiscence of Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 40 inches x 59 inches Size including frame: 47.5 inches x 66.5 inches Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1883, no. 844 Exhibited at the Yorkshire Institute A large-scale Royal Academy painting...

Artist/ School: David Hicks, British late 19th century, signed Title: The Scottish Highlands Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, oak wood framed Size: framed: 27.5 x 23.5 inch...

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Eared Grebe" (Plate CCCCIV - 404; part No. 81) Portfolio: The Birds of America, Havell Edition Year: 1838 Medium: Original Ha...

Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with white. Image size: 9 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches (24 x 34 cm) Hand made gilt frame Provenance The Fine Art Society 1981 (Label Verso) Priv...

"Pitlochry" by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed, lower corner with pseudonym "W. Richards" titled verso to canvas oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 24 inches ...

Etching with drypoint on hand made laid Japan paper with a deckle edge, 8 9/16 x 11 5/8 inches (220 x 296 mm), full margins. Signed, dated and titled in pencil in the margin, recto. ...

David Roberts R.A. 1796 - 1864 CALVARY - HOLY SEPULCHRE First Edition lithograph Full plate: 26 Presented in a acid free mount Modern hand-coloured lithograph for the first editi...

Charles Jones British, (1836-1892) Sheep Grazing on a Cliff Top Oil on canvas, signed with monogram Image size: 7.5 inches x 11.5 inches Size including frame: 13.5 inches x 17.5 inches A lovely landscape painting of sheep on a coastal cliff by Charles ‘Sheep’ Jones. The sheep and her two lambs are depicted against the backdrop of the sea with shipping and chalk cliffs in the distance. The location is likely to be the Devon coast, an area Jones visited often. Charles Jones was an animal painter who was born in Stepney, London in 1836. He was the son of the artist Samuel John Egbert Jones (1797-1861) and Dinah Jones. He lived with his parents and 9 siblings in Mile End and was a pupil of his father. In September 1859, he married Frances Rosalinda Downe, who was born in America. His son Arthur Bertram Loud (1863-1930) also became an artist. They lived at 12 Hayes Place, Lisson Grove from where he made his debut in London at the Royal Academy in 1861. He also exhibited at the British Institution, Suffolk Street, New Watercolour Society, Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. By 1867, he had become a successful artist and had moved to 7 Paragon Place, Brixton Hill. From 1874, he lived at Heathercroft, Balham Hill where he spent the rest of his life. As well as the major London galleries, he also exhibited provincially at various locations including: the Royal Cambrian Academy where he was elected a member in 1886, the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, Manchester City Art Gallery, Royal Hibernian Academy, Royal Society of British Artists, Birmingham and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Some of the smaller more intimate galleries he exhibited at were Arthur Tooth & Sons and Thomas Richardson...

**PLEASE NOTE: EACH PAINTING INCLUDING THE FRAME MEASURES 12.75 INCHES X 10.75 INCHES** Walter Williams British, (1834-1906) Stormy Seas & By the Shore Oil on canvas, pair, both si...

A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...

Artist/ School: Irish artist, 19th century, indistinctly signed & dated 1880s Title: The Irish Landscape & Homestead Medium: oil painting on board, framed. framed: 14.25 x 18.75 i...

Three Terrier Dogs in Landscape English artist, mid 19th century circle of George Armfield (English dog painter, 1808-1893) oil on board, framed framed: 19.5 x 23 inches board: 13 x ...

A pair of gilded bronze torchere lamps with Alabaster shades on top and exquisite detailed bottom part supported by multi level round carved marble base. Measurement: 91”height x 2...

Charcoal on paper, signed and dated '1888' bottom right Image size: 9 x 7 1/2 inches (22.75 x 19 cm) Period frame The half-length portrait depicts the subject sat, wearing a white s...

Watercolour on paper, signed and dated '1912' bottom right Image size: 21 x 14 inches (53.25 x 35.5 cm) Original frame Exhibitions The Fine Arts Society Ernest Arthur Rowe Rowe was a watercolourist specialising in garden scenes. He spent his career responding to the Victorian love of formal gardens with his meticulous paintings of the grounds of the country’s finest historic houses. Ernest Arthur Rowe was born in West Ham, which was then in Essex. He trained first as a lithographer and, in 1884, began studying at the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours where he won a President’s Medal in 1885. Initially, Rowe painted landscapes in general, but by the 1890s he was specialising in gardens. During that decade, he joined the London Sketch...

19th century French oil painting of a lady and a parrot by Semenowsky French, 1891 Panel: Height 56cm, width 38cm Frame: Height 68cm, width 49.5cm, width 3cm This wonderful oil on p...

"Outside the Bell Inn" by Walter Williams. Walter Williams 1835-1906 was a painter of the highly popular Williams family of painters regular exhibitor RA RBA and elsewhere. Oil on ca...

"LochGoilHead" by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed, lower corner oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 19.5 x 27 inches Fine quality antique oil painting by the much admir...

Lewis Creighton ( British 1918-1996) signed oil on board, unframed board : 16.5 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Lewis Creighton was born i...

Children Playing On The Beach by Les Parsons (British b. 1945) * see below signed oil on canvas, framed in swept gilt frame. framed: 27 x 23 inches canvas: 20 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: This painting is in excellent condition, with vivid colors and sharp details that show no signs of fading. The canvas is pristine, free from any damage or restoration work. The ornate frame is also in very good condition, with only minor wear consistent with age, adding to its character and authenticity. This piece is ready to be displayed and enjoyed, offering a touch of nostalgia and natural beauty to any space. Les Parson has been a popular British Artist with a loyal following for nearly forty years. Despite having a personal interest in art, Parson never received any formal training. Born in Lancashire in 1945, he worked in London as a Computer Engineer until 1974. He then moved to Cornwall working as an installer of Radar, Sonar and Ship to Shore radio on small fishing boats. In a chance meeting with local gallery owners in 1978, Parson was encouraged to expand his artistic skills and transform his hobby into a career. He therefore put aside his pencil sketching and watercolour paintings in lieu of the more permanent medium of oil on canvas and become a flourishing full-time artist. As a professional artist, Les Parson has become renowned for his nostalgic paintings of rural landscapes featuring children at play. His work is internationally recognised, with many of his paintings published as prints. The paintings of Les Parson remain highly-sought after by both domestic and international collectors. Description: This delightful oil painting by Les Parsons...

Artist: Catherine Board (English, Active Early 19th Century) Title: "Swans" *Signed by Board lower right. It is also signed and dated by Board at lower right on verso Circa: 1820 Med...

Charles Jones British, (1836-1892) Cattle & Sheep in the Scottish Highlands Oil on panel, signed with monogram & dated (18)75, further inscribed verso Image size: 19.75 inches x 15.75 inches Size including frame: 26.75 inches x 22.75 inches A dramatic Scottish landscape painting of Highland Cattle and Sheep by Charles ‘Sheep’ Jones...

Antique pencil and faded watercolor wash portrait titled "L'Amazon" (French, translates "horsewoman") by Constantin Guys (French, 1802-1892), circa 1860...

Wylam Gowdy (British, Early 20th Century) Huntsman Out Shooting with Gundogs on Moorland Oil on canvas, circa 1905, inscribed on the reverse Signed lower left This evocative moorla...

This interesting British 19th century coastal landscape oil painting is by noted Suffolk School artist Edward Robert Smythe. Painted circa 1850 it is a busy coastal landscape with fi...

'Going for a Saile, Sir?' by James Seymour Adams (English, fl.1883-1888) oil on canvas, framed signed lower right and titled verso framed: 21 x 18 inches canvas: 15 x 12 inches Prove...

Edward Charles Barnes, a distinguished London painter active during the Victorian era, is celebrated for his evocative domestic scenes and interiors, particularly those featuring wom...

Pair of expressive, hand-painted, terracotta dogs with glass eyes from England.

Feeding Time, the Cottage Interior Scottish School, 19th century signed lower corner oil on board, framed framed: 19 x 24 inches board: 14.5 x 18 inches Provenance: private collecti...

Artist/ School: British School, late 20th century, signed by the artist Spencer Coleman Title: The Scottish Highland Loch in the Summer Medium: oil o...

Leonard Wells Volk was a famous American sculptor. He went to posterity after making one of only two life masks of United States President Abraham Lincoln. I...