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C1870 Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales by John Cuthbert Salmon
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C1870 Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales by John Cuthbert Salmon

19th century
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1 Fine Art Victorian 19th Century Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales Landscape By John Cuthbert Salmon.

Title River Llugwy “Nr Capel Curig North Wales” By John Cuthbert Salmon.

Make a big statement to impress your clients & guests with this tranquility honeypot landscape painting for you office or home wall space, a great family heirloom to pass down through the generations.

Subject North Wales landscape view showing the beautiful Llugwy river by Capel Curig, with reflections on the water surface. Showing the calm river and further over are stone boulders with a small quiet pool to the lower left. The river banks on either side, a sloping wooden fence that travels towards the river edge, with a large green tree just behind. Higher up sloping ground and the view of the small mountain with various other tall thick green trees running along in the distance. Above higher a mix of overcast white & grey clouded sky with ares of bright blue shining through.

You will love the vibrant hue colours, the greens, greys, browns, sky blue & white.

Oil on board.

Circa 1870 Victorian era late 19th century.

Set in a fine original gilt frame which enhances this work of art further.

A good display size with the frame being 56 cm wide and 41 cm high.

Signed & dated in the bottom corner by the known artist John Cuthbert Salmon.

Inscribed verso Nr Capel Curig North Wales.

In our opinion this is a very fine early example of his work.

Biography of the artist John Cuthbert Salmon a known listed British artist who was born in the early Victorian era in the year of 1844, he grew up in the county of Essex southern England. He loved painting from a young age and later he decided to focus on his strength which was painting beautiful landscapes particularly of around North Wales. He was known to have spent time in Lancashire. He particularly loved North Wales & spent a great deal of time travelling around there painting beautiful landscape scenes. He died in the year 1917 which was before WW1 ended.

He shown at the Royal Academy along with The New Watercolour Society. He was also joined the Liverpool Academy of Arts. You can see some of his paintings on display in the great Victoria and Albert Museum. He was also a member of Royal Institute of Oil Painters. His works have been exhibited in galleries and sold at auction houses around the world & fetch up to $4750 US dollars. This is an early example of his work.

Provenance Private shire collection, labels verso for shire auction, Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD & exhibited at Famous Lord Hill Museum.

With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.

Incredible conversation piece for your guests.

We only select paintings based upon subject, quality & significance.

We provide our clients with friendly professional customer service.

Condition report.

Offered in fine used condition.

Front painting surface is in good overall order. With various craquelure & some foxing stains to the canvas surface. The frame which has various general wear, repairs, some chips losses, cracking, scratches in places & has been recently over painted commensurate with usage & old age.

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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (41 cm)

Wide (56 cm)

Depth thickness of frame (5 cm)

Date of Manufacture

Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Victorian Welsh Landscape Painting to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Guide ID 08973483
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 145-160 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Signature and date in pigment lower right: indicates work of the 1870s.
Fine network of age craquelure in the sky: natural drying and age contraction.
Moulded gesso swept frame: late nineteenth-century framing style.
Natural yellowing across the sky: varnish ageing over many decades.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
41cm (16.14")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1139069
Dealers Internal Reference
687
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Description
1 Fine Art Victorian 19th Century Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales Landscape By John Cuthbert Salmon.

Title River Llugwy “Nr Capel Curig North Wales” By John Cuthbert Salmon.

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Make a big statement to impress your clients & guests with this tranquility honeypot landscape painting for you office or home wall space, a great family heirloom to pass down through the generations.
Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd
fig 1. A 19th-century Victorian oil painting depicting a river running through a mountainous Welsh landscape, enclosed in an ornate gold gilt frame.
fig 1. C1870 Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales by John Cuthbert Salmon

Subject North Wales landscape view showing the beautiful Llugwy river by Capel Curig, with reflections on the water surface. Showing the calm river and further over are stone boulders with a small quiet pool to the lower left. The river banks on either side, a sloping wooden fence that travels towards the river edge, with a large green tree just behind. Higher up sloping ground and the view of the small mountain with various other tall thick green trees running along in the distance. Above higher a mix of overcast white & grey clouded sky with ares of bright blue shining through.

fig 2. A 19th-century Victorian oil painting depicting a river running through a mountainous Welsh landscape, enclosed in an ornate gold gilt frame.
fig 2. C1870 Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales by John Cuthbert Salmon

You will love the vibrant hue colours, the greens, greys, browns, sky blue & white.

Oil on board.

Circa 1870 Victorian era late 19th century.

Set in a fine original gilt frame which enhances this work of art further.

fig 3. A 19th-century Victorian oil painting depicting a river running through a mountainous Welsh landscape, enclosed in an ornate gold gilt frame.
fig 3. C1870 Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales by John Cuthbert Salmon

A good display size with the frame being 56 cm wide and 41 cm high.

Signed & dated in the bottom corner by the known artist John Cuthbert Salmon.

Inscribed verso Nr Capel Curig North Wales.

In our opinion this is a very fine early example of his work.

fig 4. A 19th-century Victorian oil painting depicting a river running through a mountainous Welsh landscape, enclosed in an ornate gold gilt frame.
fig 4. C1870 Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales by John Cuthbert Salmon

Biography of the artist John Cuthbert Salmon a known listed British artist who was born in the early Victorian era in the year of 1844, he grew up in the county of Essex southern England. He loved painting from a young age and later he decided to focus on his strength which was painting beautiful landscapes particularly of around North Wales. He was known to have spent time in Lancashire. He particularly loved North Wales & spent a great deal of time travelling around there painting beautiful landscape scenes. He died in the year 1917 which was before WW1 ended.

fig 5. A 19th-century Victorian oil painting depicting a river running through a mountainous Welsh landscape, enclosed in an ornate gold gilt frame.
fig 5. C1870 Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales by John Cuthbert Salmon

He shown at the Royal Academy along with The New Watercolour Society. He was also joined the Liverpool Academy of Arts. You can see some of his paintings on display in the great Victoria and Albert Museum. He was also a member of Royal Institute of Oil Painters. His works have been exhibited in galleries and sold at auction houses around the world & fetch up to $4750 US dollars. This is an early example of his work.

fig 6. A 19th-century Victorian oil painting depicting a river running through a mountainous Welsh landscape, enclosed in an ornate gold gilt frame.
fig 6. C1870 Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales by John Cuthbert Salmon

Provenance Private shire collection, labels verso for shire auction, Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD & exhibited at Famous Lord Hill Museum.

With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.

fig 7. A 19th-century Victorian oil painting depicting a river running through a mountainous Welsh landscape, enclosed in an ornate gold gilt frame.
fig 7. C1870 Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales by John Cuthbert Salmon

Incredible conversation piece for your guests.

We only select paintings based upon subject, quality & significance.

We provide our clients with friendly professional customer service.

Condition report.

Offered in fine used condition.

fig 8. A 19th-century Victorian oil painting depicting a river running through a mountainous Welsh landscape, enclosed in an ornate gold gilt frame.
fig 8. C1870 Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales by John Cuthbert Salmon

Front painting surface is in good overall order. With various craquelure & some foxing stains to the canvas surface. The frame which has various general wear, repairs, some chips losses, cracking, scratches in places & has been recently over painted commensurate with usage & old age.

fig 9. A 19th-century Victorian oil painting depicting a river running through a mountainous Welsh landscape, enclosed in an ornate gold gilt frame.
fig 9. C1870 Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales by John Cuthbert Salmon

International buyers worldwide shipping is available please ask for a quote.

Checkout our exciting other available Fine Arts, antiques & collectibles available in our shop gallery.

Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (41 cm)

Wide (56 cm)

Depth thickness of frame (5 cm)

Date of Manufacture

Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Victorian Welsh Landscape Painting to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 08973483
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 145-160 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Signature and date in pigment lower right: indicates work of the 1870s.
Fine network of age craquelure in the sky: natural drying and age contraction.
Moulded gesso swept frame: late nineteenth-century framing style.
Natural yellowing across the sky: varnish ageing over many decades.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
41cm (16.14")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1139069
Dealers Internal Ref
687
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A 19th-century Victorian oil painting depicting a river running through a mountainous Welsh landscape, enclosed in an ornate gold gilt frame.
C1870 Oil Painting Nr Capel Curig North Wales By John Cuthbert Salmon
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  • ObjectOil Painting
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Fine Art
  • MaterialCanvas, Oil Paint, Gilt Gesso, Wood
  • ColourGold and Green
  • MotifsRiver scene, Rocky stream, Mountainous background, Ornate gilt frame
  • SizeH 41 cm (16 in) x W 56 cm (22 in) x D 5 cm (2 in)

This Victorian oil painting depicts a Welsh river landscape near Capel Curig by John Cuthbert Salmon, dating from around 1870. Painted in oil on board using green, grey, brown, sky blue and white, the composition shows a river running past stone boulders, grassy banks, a sloping wooden fence, thick green trees and a mountainous background beneath an overcast sky with patches of bright blue. The artwork is housed within an original ornate gilt gesso wood frame with deep relief scrolling and acanthus leaf carvings at the corners and midpoints, displaying surface craquelure and foxing stains alongside gold, amber and dark brown tones on the frame. The framed work measures 41 cm high, 56 cm wide and 5 cm deep. Suitable for domestic settings, this piece is designed for display on a home wall space above the mantel in a living room, study or hallway. The frame includes a hanging thread on the back for immediate placement.

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Nineteenth-century British landscape paintings often depict tranquil rural scenes, mountain vistas, and waterways, influenced by Romanticism and detailed natural observation.

Victorian landscape paintings were typically executed using oil paints on stretched linen or cotton canvas, mounted in decorative gilt timber and gesso frames.

Authentic pieces exhibit age craquelure across the paint layer, historical mounting marks on the reverse, period-appropriate artist signatures, and subtle oxidisation on the gilding.

Positioning an antique oil painting above a fireplace mantelpiece or sideboard creates a focal point, especially when contrasted against neutral or dark wall paint.

Keep the artwork away from direct heat sources and high humidity, dusting the ornate frame gently with a soft dry brush to prevent gesso degradation.
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