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Framed Watercolour Painting, Signed & Dated - "A Man Riding Through the Countryside". R. Chimpton, 1842
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Framed Watercolour Painting, Signed & Dated - "A Man Riding Through the Countryside". R. Chimpton, 1842

19th century
Sold 25 June 2025 · Quiet Street Antiques of Bath
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R. Chimpton:  Small gilt framed watercolour painting on paper, signed & dated - "A man riding through the Countryside". The picture is framed behind glass and mounted on embossed foliate card/mount. This looks to have been possibly taken from a sketch book. A lovely study of the horse in pen and ink, with sepia finish.

Dated: 1842 (signed and dated lower right corner)

Dimensions (frame):  8 inches x 6 inches. (20.4 x 15.2 cm)

Little is known about the artist, despite searches.

Date of Manufacture

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this Antique Watercolour Painting to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
15.2cm (5.98")
Width
20.4cm (8.03")
Reference Numbers
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SA1081383
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1544/Q
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Description
R. Chimpton:  Small gilt framed watercolour painting on paper, signed & dated - "A man riding through the Countryside". The picture is framed behind glass and mounted on embossed foliate card/mount. This looks to have been possibly taken from a sketch book. A lovely study of the horse in pen and ink, with sepia finish.

Dated: 1842 (signed and dated lower right corner)

Dimensions (frame):  8 inches x 6 inches. (20.4 x 15.2 cm)

Little is known about the artist, despite searches.

Date of Manufacture

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this Antique Watercolour Painting to the 19th Century.

Height
15.2cm (5.98")
Width
20.4cm (8.03")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1081383
Dealers Internal Ref
1544/Q
Quiet Street Antiques of Bath
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Archive I An antique framed watercolour painting depicting a figure riding a horse through a landscape, set within an ornate embossed mount and a distressed gilt frame. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Framed Watercolour Painting, Signed & Dated - "A Man Riding Through the Countryside". R. Chimpton, 1842

Archive II An antique framed watercolour painting depicting a figure riding a horse through a landscape, set within an ornate embossed mount and a distressed gilt frame. View II
Archive III An antique framed watercolour painting depicting a figure riding a horse through a landscape, set within an ornate embossed mount and a distressed gilt frame. View III
Archive IV An antique framed watercolour painting depicting a figure riding a horse through a landscape, set within an ornate embossed mount and a distressed gilt frame. View IV
Archive V An antique framed watercolour painting depicting a figure riding a horse through a landscape, set within an ornate embossed mount and a distressed gilt frame. View V
Archive VI An antique framed watercolour painting depicting a figure riding a horse through a landscape, set within an ornate embossed mount and a distressed gilt frame. View VI
Archive VII An antique framed watercolour painting depicting a figure riding a horse through a landscape, set within an ornate embossed mount and a distressed gilt frame. View VII
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Archive IX An antique framed watercolour painting depicting a figure riding a horse through a landscape, set within an ornate embossed mount and a distressed gilt frame. View IX
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An antique framed watercolour painting depicting a figure riding a horse through a landscape, set within an ornate embossed mount and a distressed gilt frame.
Framed Watercolour Painting, signed & dated - "A man riding through the Countryside". R. CHIMPTON, 1842
Ref: SA1081383
An antique framed watercolour painting depicting a figure riding a horse through a landscape, set within an ornate embossed mount and a distressed gilt frame.
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  • ObjectWall Art
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialPaper, Wood, Gilt, Glass
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsEquestrian scene, Embossed mount, Gilt frame
  • SizeH 15.2 cm (6 in) x W 20.4 cm (8 in)

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Nineteenth-century watercolours typically focus on landscape, architectural, and genre subjects, often characterised by transparent washes of pigment on paper capturing natural light and atmosphere.

Traditional pieces utilised rag paper or handmade paper pigments bound with water-soluble vehicles, housed within timber frames featuring hand-gilded finishes, often protected by glass and backed with wooden boards.

Authentic period pieces exhibit age-related characteristics such as foxing, hand-mixed pigments, period-appropriate framing techniques, and paper fibres consistent with nineteenth-century manufacturing methods.

Such pieces provide a focal point when hung on neutral walls within gallery arrangements or styled individually above accent furniture to introduce historical depth and character.

Preservation requires mounting away from direct sunlight using acid-free materials, maintaining stable humidity levels, and protecting the artwork behind UV-filtering glazing.
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