This mid-19th-century oil painting by British artist Henry Ladbrooke (1800-1869) depicts a woodland view near Walsingham in Norfolk. It was exhibited at Norwich Castle in October 1927 and the original exhibition catalogue is included with the sale.Henry Ladbrooke was a notable landscape painter known for capturing rugged local topography. He was the son of Robert Ladbrooke, one of the founders of the Norwich School of Painters. Early in life, he sought to pursue a career in the clergy but when his father spotted his talent with a pencil, he was urged to follow artistic endeavours. He was trained by his uncle, ‘Old’ John Crome, and soon began exhibiting - he was first shown at the ‘Norwich Society’ in 1821.His approach was similar to that of his father’s, which was based upon earlier Dutch models. The Norwich School artists were keen admirers of the Dutch masters, such as Meindert Hobbema (1638-1709) and Jacob van Ruisdael (1628/9-1682). His attention to detail is quite painstak...