What defines 19th-century British landscape painting?

Nineteenth-century British landscape painting is characterised by realistic depictions of natural scenery, rural valleys, and mountainous regions, reflecting the aesthetic values of Victorian naturalism.

What materials were used for Victorian oil paintings and frames?

These artworks were predominantly executed using oil paints on stretched linen canvas or wooden panels, paired with elaborate frames constructed from wood and moulded gesso coated in gold leaf.

How can you identify an authentic oil painting from this era?

Authenticity is indicated by fine craquelure across the paint surface, historic artist signatures, natural wood oxidisation on the reverse, and age-appropriate wear on the gilt frame.

How do you style a Victorian landscape painting in a modern interior?

Traditional landscape artwork can be styled as a singular statement piece above a fireplace mantel, mounted on a feature wall, or integrated into an eclectic gallery wall display.

How should an antique oil painting and gilt frame be preserved?

Maintain the piece by keeping it away from direct sunlight, radiators, and moisture sources, dusting gently with a dry, soft-bristled brush without applying liquid solvents.

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Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley

Name: Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1140223
Price: 5000 GBP
Availability: InStock

19th century

For Sale by Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

Description

STEPHEN ENOCH HOGLEY 1842-1927 BORROWDALE, CUMBERLAND, CIRCA 1880

Signed Victorian Lake District Oil Painting with Cattle and Figure

Atmospheric Borrowdale Landscape with Golden Light and the Cumberland Fells

HIGHLIGHTS

Original Victorian oil on canvas

Signed with the artists initials

Titled Borrowdale, Cumberland on a label verso

Circa 1880

Farmer and cattle within a pastoral landscape

Warm golden afternoon light

Golden ochres, rich greens, earthy browns and cooler mountain tones

Atmospheric and varied brushwork

Possible view towards Glaramara

G. Rowney and Co London stamp to reverse

Original ornate Victorian gilt frame

Private Southern UK collection

Previously sold through Parker Fine Art Auctions Ltd

Private museum exhibition history

Certificate of Sale and Dealer Attribution included

INTRODUCTION

An atmospheric Victorian landscape by Stephen Enoch Hogley depicting Borrowdale in the English Lake District.

A farmer and cattle follow a winding path through the foreground while woodland, water and the Cumberland fells recede into the distance.

The palette combines golden ochres and sunlit greens with olive and forest greens, earthy browns and russet tones. Cooler blue-grey and muted violet colours soften the distant mountains and create convincing atmospheric depth.

CATALOGUE NOTE

Hogleys brushwork changes across the composition. Shorter descriptive strokes define the foreground vegetation, cattle and figure. The handling becomes broader through the middle distance before developing into softer blended passages across the distant mountains.

Golden sunlight provides the principal visual focus, illuminating selected areas of the valley while deeper woodland and mountain shadows create contrast.

The substantial distant fell may possibly represent Glaramara or part of the Glaramara massif. This remains a considered topographical interpretation rather than a definitive identification.

THE ARTIST

Stephen Enoch Hogley was born at Almondbury near Huddersfield in 1842. He was apprenticed to Peace Sykes and studied drawing at the Holmfirth Mechanics Institution before further study at Huddersfield.

He specialised in landscapes in oils and watercolours and frequently painted lakes, hills, cattle and rural figures. Hogley was associated with the Yorkshire Union of Artists and became a council member in 1895.

G ROWNEY AND CO LONDON

The reverse bears a G. Rowney and Co London artists materials suppliers stamp associated with the canvas. This is a manufacturers or suppliers mark and not an ownership provenance.

PROVENANCE

Private Southern UK collection.

Previously sold through Parker Fine Art Auctions Ltd.

Privately loaned and exhibited with the Famous Lord Hill Museum.

Subsequently curated and presented by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.

DIMENSIONS

Canvas 35.5 cm high x 45.7 cm wide. 14 x 18 inches.

Framed 46.5 cm high x 56.5 cm wide x 3.5 cm deep.

CONDITION REPORT

Fair antique condition consistent with age. Light craquelure, foxing and age-related marks are present.

The original gilt frame remains structurally sound with minor scuffs, wear and areas of overpainting.

Please examine all photographs carefully as they form an integral part of the condition report.

WORLDWIDE SHIPPING

Worldwide shipping is available. The painting will be professionally packaged and fully insured for transit.

CERTIFICATE OF SALE AND DEALER ATTRIBUTION

The artwork will be supplied with a Certificate of Sale and Dealer Attribution issued by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD recording the artwork catalogue details, attribution, provenance as stated and details of the sale.

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Specialising in carefully curated British and European fine art, antiques and historic works of art.

Additional photographs and further information are available upon request.

Physical Dimensions

Height

46.5cm (18.31")

Width

56.5cm (22.24")

Depth

3.5cm (1.38")

Declaration

Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Victorian Landscape Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1140223

Dealers Internal Reference

689

Dealers Notes

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Description

STEPHEN ENOCH HOGLEY 1842-1927 BORROWDALE, CUMBERLAND, CIRCA 1880

Signed Victorian Lake District Oil Painting with Cattle and Figure

Atmospheric Borrowdale Landscape with Golden Light and the Cumberland Fells

fig 1. A Victorian landscape oil painting depicting the mountainous Borrowdale valley in the Lake District set within an ornate carved gold gilt frame. — fig 1. Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley

HIGHLIGHTS

Original Victorian oil on canvas

Signed with the artists initials

Titled Borrowdale, Cumberland on a label verso

Circa 1880

Farmer and cattle within a pastoral landscape

Warm golden afternoon light

fig 2. A Victorian landscape oil painting depicting the mountainous Borrowdale valley in the Lake District set within an ornate carved gold gilt frame. — fig 2. Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley

Golden ochres, rich greens, earthy browns and cooler mountain tones

Atmospheric and varied brushwork

Possible view towards Glaramara

G. Rowney and Co London stamp to reverse

Original ornate Victorian gilt frame

fig 3. A Victorian landscape oil painting depicting the mountainous Borrowdale valley in the Lake District set within an ornate carved gold gilt frame. — fig 3. Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley

Private Southern UK collection

Previously sold through Parker Fine Art Auctions Ltd

Private museum exhibition history

Certificate of Sale and Dealer Attribution included

INTRODUCTION

“

An atmospheric Victorian landscape by Stephen Enoch Hogley depicting Borrowdale in the English Lake District.

Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

fig 4. A Victorian landscape oil painting depicting the mountainous Borrowdale valley in the Lake District set within an ornate carved gold gilt frame. — fig 4. Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley

A farmer and cattle follow a winding path through the foreground while woodland, water and the Cumberland fells recede into the distance.

The palette combines golden ochres and sunlit greens with olive and forest greens, earthy browns and russet tones. Cooler blue-grey and muted violet colours soften the distant mountains and create convincing atmospheric depth.

fig 5. A Victorian landscape oil painting depicting the mountainous Borrowdale valley in the Lake District set within an ornate carved gold gilt frame. — fig 5. Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley

CATALOGUE NOTE

Hogleys brushwork changes across the composition. Shorter descriptive strokes define the foreground vegetation, cattle and figure. The handling becomes broader through the middle distance before developing into softer blended passages across the distant mountains.

fig 6. A Victorian landscape oil painting depicting the mountainous Borrowdale valley in the Lake District set within an ornate carved gold gilt frame. — fig 6. Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley

Golden sunlight provides the principal visual focus, illuminating selected areas of the valley while deeper woodland and mountain shadows create contrast.

The substantial distant fell may possibly represent Glaramara or part of the Glaramara massif. This remains a considered topographical interpretation rather than a definitive identification.

fig 7. A Victorian landscape oil painting depicting the mountainous Borrowdale valley in the Lake District set within an ornate carved gold gilt frame. — fig 7. Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley

THE ARTIST

Stephen Enoch Hogley was born at Almondbury near Huddersfield in 1842. He was apprenticed to Peace Sykes and studied drawing at the Holmfirth Mechanics Institution before further study at Huddersfield.

fig 8. A Victorian landscape oil painting depicting the mountainous Borrowdale valley in the Lake District set within an ornate carved gold gilt frame. — fig 8. Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley

He specialised in landscapes in oils and watercolours and frequently painted lakes, hills, cattle and rural figures. Hogley was associated with the Yorkshire Union of Artists and became a council member in 1895.

fig 9. A Victorian landscape oil painting depicting the mountainous Borrowdale valley in the Lake District set within an ornate carved gold gilt frame. — fig 9. Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley

G ROWNEY AND CO LONDON

The reverse bears a G. Rowney and Co London artists materials suppliers stamp associated with the canvas. This is a manufacturers or suppliers mark and not an ownership provenance.

fig 10. A Victorian landscape oil painting depicting the mountainous Borrowdale valley in the Lake District set within an ornate carved gold gilt frame. — fig 10. Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley

PROVENANCE

Private Southern UK collection.

Previously sold through Parker Fine Art Auctions Ltd.

Privately loaned and exhibited with the Famous Lord Hill Museum.

Subsequently curated and presented by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.

fig 11. A Victorian landscape oil painting depicting the mountainous Borrowdale valley in the Lake District set within an ornate carved gold gilt frame. — fig 11. Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley

DIMENSIONS

Canvas 35.5 cm high x 45.7 cm wide. 14 x 18 inches.

Framed 46.5 cm high x 56.5 cm wide x 3.5 cm deep.

CONDITION REPORT

Fair antique condition consistent with age. Light craquelure, foxing and age-related marks are present.

fig 12. A Victorian landscape oil painting depicting the mountainous Borrowdale valley in the Lake District set within an ornate carved gold gilt frame. — fig 12. Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley

The original gilt frame remains structurally sound with minor scuffs, wear and areas of overpainting.

Please examine all photographs carefully as they form an integral part of the condition report.

WORLDWIDE SHIPPING

fig 13. A Victorian landscape oil painting depicting the mountainous Borrowdale valley in the Lake District set within an ornate carved gold gilt frame. — fig 13. Oil Landscape Borrowdale Glaramara Fell by Stephen Enoch Hogley

Worldwide shipping is available. The painting will be professionally packaged and fully insured for transit.

CERTIFICATE OF SALE AND DEALER ATTRIBUTION

The artwork will be supplied with a Certificate of Sale and Dealer Attribution issued by Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD recording the artwork catalogue details, attribution, provenance as stated and details of the sale.