This charming mid-19th-century English oil painting depicts a landscape with grazing cattle and a quaint wandering stream.
Here, amid this gentle bucolic setting, the silence is broken only by the lilt of birdsong and the leisurely chewing of cud. It’s nature in a restful mood, when gleaming sunlight is filtered through passing clouds - and rolling hills are ornamented with a patchwork of hedgerows.
The composition and stylisation is somewhat reminiscent of similar views by Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803-1902). Perhaps the artist was a follower.
Held within a gilt frame, which could be original.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 22” x 16½” / 52cm x 42cm
Year of creation: c. 1830
Condition: Cleaned. Canvas relined. Craquelure throughout. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.
Our reference: BRV1948
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1110884
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 42cm (16.5inches)
Width is 52cm (20.5inches)
Depth is 4cm (1.6inches)
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