This is a good antique oil painting from the mid 19th century depicting a girl with a goat in rural setting painted the manner of Hermann Werner 1816-1905. The work has been executed on canvas and is in excellent order with good detail and fine brushwork. The original frame is of very good quality in nice original condition, complete and with its original gilding and good antique patina.Werner was a 19th century German artist known for his genre scenes of children playing and scenes that extolled gathered simple virtues of rural family life.A most characterful work of good decorative scale measuring 93 cms by 80 cms overall.The painting has been cleaned and relined so is in excellent condition for display.Provenance: From the contents of Shillington Manor, Hitchin.UK delivery can be arranged with our trusted furniture courier and costs �60 plus vat to most destinations.Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.Email: We offer a full money back guarantee if you are not happy for whatever reason within a seven day period as long as the buyer pays for transportation costs.Height is 93cm (36.6inches)
Width is 80cm (31.5inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)