Circle of Anthony Vandyke Copley-Fielding (1787-1855)Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe Argyll An expertly rendered painting of Kilchurn Castle, unsigned dating to around 1830 and presented in a period gilt frame. Copley-Fielding is known to have painted a similar view in watercolour.Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding, commonly called Copley Fielding, was an English painter born in Sowerby, near Halifax, and famous for his watercolour landscapes. At an early age Fielding became a pupil of John Varley. In 1810 he became an associate exhibitor in the Old Water-colour Society, in 1813 a full member and in 1831 President. He won a gold medal at the Paris Salon of 1824 alongside Richard Parkes Bonington and John Constable. Copley Fielding was a painter of much elegance, taste and accomplishment and has always been highly popular with purchasers. He painted a vast number of all sorts of views occasionally in oil-colour. Examples of his work are held by the Victoria and Albert Museum and other major museums in Britain. Size12cm x 18.5cm. (29cm x 34cm framed)5 x 7 inches (11.5 x 13.5 inches framed)ConditionSlight craquelure to the paint surface. The delightful frame has age associated wear and minor repairs.Follow us on Twitter @termitefoxHeight is 12cm (4.7inches)
Width is 18.5cm (7.3inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)