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Hopkins Hobday Horsley (1807–1890) Large Oil Painting

19th century
Sold 26 May 2025 · Country Homes Antiques Stirling
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HOPKINS HOBDAY HORSLEY (1807 – 1890)

A beautiful large signed oil on canvas by the Birmingham painter Hopkins Hobday Horsely. This work is signed, dated and titled 1861 verso. It depicts a view from Colton near Rugeley in Staffordshire and shows and extensive landscape with a hunter and his dogs with cattle and sheep. A beautiful example.

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Title: “A view from Colton near Rugeley – Staffordshire”

Signature:Signed , titled and dated 1861 verso

Provenance: Private UK collection

Medium: Oil on original canvas

Size: c. 20 x 30 inches unframed / 26 x 36 inches framed

Condition: Very nice

Born 1807; died 1890.

Painter. Landscapes with figures, waterscapes, landscapes, architectural views.

Hopkins Horsley exhibited in London at the British Institution and the Suffolk Street Gallery from 1832 to 1866 and at the Royal Academy until 1857.

Auction Records

London, 8 March 1977: Winter (oil on canvas, 26 × 35½ ins/66 × 90 cm) GBP 1,800

London, 3 July 1979: Signpost (oil on canvas, 16½ × 30¼ ins/42 × 77 cm) GBP 700

Sevenoaks, 26 April 1999: Study of Snowdrifts, Carlton near Rugeley Jan 7th 1881 (1881, oil on canvas, 23 × 35 ins/59 × 90 cm) GBP 1,250

Bath, 30 Jan 2001: Beach Scenes with Numerous Figures (1877, oil on canvas, a pair, 8 × 12 ins/20 × 30 cm) GBP 3,000

Billingshurst, 23 May 2001: Busy Beach Scene with Archers. Figures in a Rocky Cove (1877, oil on canvas, a pair, 7 × 11 ins/19 × 29 cm) GBP 4,000

Date of Manufacture

Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this Large Oil Painting to the Victorian era.

Physical Dimensions
Height
50.8cm (20.00")
Width
76.2cm (30.00")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Reference Numbers
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SA1128525
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HOPKINS HOBDAY HORSLEY (1807 – 1890)

A beautiful large signed oil on canvas by the Birmingham painter Hopkins Hobday Horsely. This work is signed, dated and titled 1861 verso.

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It depicts a view from Colton near Rugeley in Staffordshire and shows and extensive landscape with a hunter and his dogs with cattle and sheep.
Country Homes Antiques Stirling

A beautiful example.

fig 1. A large framed oil painting depicting a rolling green pastoral landscape under a cloudy sky.
fig 1. Hopkins Hobday Horsley (1807–1890) Large Oil Painting

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Title: “A view from Colton near Rugeley – Staffordshire”

Signature:Signed , titled and dated 1861 verso

Provenance: Private UK collection

Medium: Oil on original canvas

fig 2. A large framed oil painting depicting a rolling green pastoral landscape under a cloudy sky.
fig 2. Hopkins Hobday Horsley (1807–1890) Large Oil Painting

Size: c. 20 x 30 inches unframed / 26 x 36 inches framed

Condition: Very nice

Born 1807; died 1890.

Painter. Landscapes with figures, waterscapes, landscapes, architectural views.

Hopkins Horsley exhibited in London at the British Institution and the Suffolk Street Gallery from 1832 to 1866 and at the Royal Academy until 1857.

fig 3. A large framed oil painting depicting a rolling green pastoral landscape under a cloudy sky.
fig 3. Hopkins Hobday Horsley (1807–1890) Large Oil Painting

Auction Records

London, 8 March 1977: Winter (oil on canvas, 26 × 35½ ins/66 × 90 cm) GBP 1,800

London, 3 July 1979: Signpost (oil on canvas, 16½ × 30¼ ins/42 × 77 cm) GBP 700

Sevenoaks, 26 April 1999: Study of Snowdrifts, Carlton near Rugeley Jan 7th 1881 (1881, oil on canvas, 23 × 35 ins/59 × 90 cm) GBP 1,250

fig 4. A large framed oil painting depicting a rolling green pastoral landscape under a cloudy sky.
fig 4. Hopkins Hobday Horsley (1807–1890) Large Oil Painting

Bath, 30 Jan 2001: Beach Scenes with Numerous Figures (1877, oil on canvas, a pair, 8 × 12 ins/20 × 30 cm) GBP 3,000

Billingshurst, 23 May 2001: Busy Beach Scene with Archers. Figures in a Rocky Cove (1877, oil on canvas, a pair, 7 × 11 ins/19 × 29 cm) GBP 4,000

Date of Manufacture

Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this Large Oil Painting to the Victorian era.

Height
50.8cm (20.00")
Width
76.2cm (30.00")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Reference Numbers
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SA1128525
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A large framed oil painting depicting a rolling green pastoral landscape under a cloudy sky.
HOPKINS HOBDAY HORSLEY (1807–1890) LARGE OIL PAINTING
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A large framed oil painting depicting a rolling green pastoral landscape under a cloudy sky.
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  • ObjectArt
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • Material[Canvas, Oil paint, Wood, Gilt]
  • ColourMulti-colour
  • MotifsPastoral landscape, Rolled hills, Detailed sky, Ornate frame
  • SizeH 50.8 cm (20 in) x W 76.2 cm (30 in) x D 8 cm (3 in)

Nineteenth-century landscape painting typically focused on realistic depictions of natural scenery, often incorporating pastoral elements, dramatic cloud formations, and atmospheric lighting characteristic of the period.

Traditional pieces from this era were created using oil pigments suspended in drying oils applied to stretched linen canvas, housed within heavily carved and gilded wooden frames.

Authenticity is determined by examining canvas texture, stretcher frame construction, pigment oxidisation, artist signatures, and the age-related craquelure present in the oil paint layer.

An antique painting serves as a strong focal point in contemporary spaces, pairing well with neutral walls and minimalist furnishings to create a balanced contrast between historical depth and modern simplicity.

Preservation requires hanging paintings away from direct sunlight and excessive humidity fluctuations, and dusting the canvas and frame gently with a dry, soft-bristled brush.
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