Isherwood Fine Art has dated this piece to the 17th Century.
Oil on canvas in an 18th century carved giltwood 'Chippendale' frame.
Canvas size: 55.9 x 73.6cm
In frame: 75 x 93cm
Provenance: With Lane Fine Art, London
Marmaduke Cradock (Somerset 1660-1716 London) was an English painter of birds and other animals.
According to Walpole, Cradock deliberately shunned aristocratic patronage. 'He worked in general by the day, and for dealers who retailed his works; possessing that conscious dignity of talent which made him hate to be employed by men whose birth and fortune confined his fancy, and restrained his freedom'.
His work was greatly influenced by painters of birds such as Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Pieter Casteels and Jacob Bogdani, however Cradock tended to paint domestic English birds and common wild species rather than the exotic varieties chosen by these other artists.
Isherwood Fine Art has dated this piece to the 17th Century.
16th to 19th century old master, british and european paintings and sculpture, specialising in period portraiture. Member BADA, LAPADA.
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17th Century Oil Painting of a Pelican, Goose and Ducks in a Woodland River Setting Attributed to Marmaduke Cradock (1660-1716)