Big Sky Fine Art has dated this Pre-raphaelite Watercolour Portrait to the 1890s.
English ( b.1836 - d.1902 ).
The Cloaked Shepherdess.
Watercolour.
Signed Lower Left.
Image size 14 inches x 9.3 inches ( 35.5cm x 23.5cm ).
Frame size 26.3 inches x 20.3 inches ( 67cm x 51.5cm ).
The watercolour is presented and supplied in its original ornate frame (which is shown in these photographs). The watercolour has been remounted around about 1990 by the previous owner.
This antique painting is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The watercolour is signed with his monogram lower left.
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Philip Morris was a successful painter of historical and biblical scenes.
Morris was born in Devonport, but apprenticed in London aged 14, where he went on to study at the Royal Academy Schools. He was a star student and won silver and gold medals and a travelling scholarship, which he used to travel to Italy and France.
He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1877. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy from 1858 and also at Suffolk Street and the Grosvenor Gallery.
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This beautiful original watercolour painting by Philip Morris is well over a century old. It depicts a young shepherdess, holding her long wooden crock with both hands and staring into the distance with a look of serenity. She has blue-green eyes and auburn hair and wears a long blue cloak, with the hood pulled over her head. Behind her we see a church tower and a number of small buildings, indicating a small settlement. In the mid-ground there are half a dozen sheep, grazing on green pasture.
The style of this piece is very romantic, suggesting a nineteenth century pastoral idyll, guarded by a beautiful young shepherdess. It has a Pre-Raphaelite aesthetic and it befits the early Arts and Crafts movement.
For a full biography of this artist please see his listing on www.bigskyfineart.com .
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Big Sky Fine Art has dated this Pre-raphaelite Watercolour Portrait to the 1890s.
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Philip Richard Morris 1836 - 1902. English. The Cloaked Shepherdess. Framed Watercolour Circa 1890. Pre-raphaelite Movement & Art Nouveau Period.
