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Herbert Royle "Timber Hauling, Wharfedale" Oil Painting
McTague of Harrogate
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Herbert Royle "Timber Hauling, Wharfedale" Oil Painting

1920 - 1940
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Herbert Royle (1870-1958) was a British landscape painter, born in Patricroft, Lancashire. He trained at the Harris Institute in Preston and Southport school of art under John William Buxton Knight. He exhibited extensively at the Walker gallery, Liverpool, Manchester city art gallery, Royal Academy and at other Galleries and Exhibitions throughout the Country. From 1924 onwards he lived at the Manor House in the hamlet of Nesfield, near Ilkley, where he also had a studio on the hillside above the house. Some of his finest work was painted in this area around his home in Wharfedale.

"Timber Hauling, Wharfedale" is an oil painting on canvas measuring 20"x 24". It is signed and is framed in an old gilt frame giving an overall size of 26"x 30".

Physical Dimensions
Height
66cm (25.98")
Width
76cm (29.92")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
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McTague of Harrogate has dated this Herbert Royle Oil Painting to the 1930s.

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SA1032095
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Herbert Royle (1870-1958) was a British landscape painter, born in Patricroft, Lancashire.
He trained at the Harris Institute in Preston and Southport school of art under John William Buxton Knight.
McTague of Harrogate

He exhibited extensively at the Walker gallery, Liverpool, Manchester city art gallery, Royal Academy and at other Galleries and Exhibitions throughout the Country. From 1924 onwards he lived at the Manor House in the hamlet of Nesfield, near Ilkley, where he also had a studio on the hillside above the house. Some of his finest work was painted in this area around his home in Wharfedale.

"Timber Hauling, Wharfedale" is an oil painting on canvas measuring 20"x 24". It is signed and is framed in an old gilt frame giving an overall size of 26"x 30".

Height
66cm (25.98")
Width
76cm (29.92")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Date of Manufacture

McTague of Harrogate has dated this Herbert Royle Oil Painting to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1032095
McTague of Harrogate
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Mctague of harrogate are yorkshire based dealers in old pictures. Please see website mctague.co.uk

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An oil painting on canvas depicting foresters and draft horses hauling felled logs through a woodland landscape in Wharfedale.
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Archive I An oil painting on canvas depicting foresters and draft horses hauling felled logs through a woodland landscape in Wharfedale.

Herbert Royle "Timber Hauling, Wharfedale" oil painting

Archive II An oil painting on canvas depicting foresters and draft horses hauling felled logs through a woodland landscape in Wharfedale. View II
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An oil painting on canvas depicting foresters and draft horses hauling felled logs through a woodland landscape in Wharfedale.
Herbert Royle "Timber Hauling, Wharfedale" oil painting
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An oil painting on canvas depicting foresters and draft horses hauling felled logs through a woodland landscape in Wharfedale.
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