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Attributed Verso Laura Ridley 1829 Original Early 19th Century Antique Watercolour Painting Swiss Jura Lakeside Town Landscape
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Attributed Verso Laura Ridley 1829 Original Early 19th Century Antique Watercolour Painting Swiss Jura Lakeside Town Landscape

19th century
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Swiss Jura Lakeside Town - 19th Century Watercolour

A finely executed 19th-century continental watercolour depicting a lakeside town in the Swiss Jura region, possibly La Neuveville on the northern shore of Lake Biel. The scene shows characteristic timber galleries and waterfront buildings constructed directly over the water, with gently rising Jura foothills in the background. The work is confidently drawn with visible pencil underdrawing and delicate, controlled watercolour washes, typical of mid-19th-century professional or semi-professional European landscape artists working for private collectors or Grand Tour travellers. The palette is restrained and atmospheric, with careful attention to architectural detail and perspective. The watercolour is presented on paper, housed within its original or early mount. The mount bears period inscriptions including a reference to the Jura region and collection notes.

Type of artwork: Original Antique Watercolour Painting

Artist and Signature: Attributed in pencil verso Laura Ridley

Provenance: Purchased in a collection of works including other works including works by Julia Isabella Lavinia Gordon (née Bennet) 1772 - 1867

Subject: A charming historic view of a Swiss Town view in the Jura region.

Approximate age of artwork: Dated 1829 verso

Is the artwork Framed or Mounted: Mounted as shown (unframed).

Condition Report: The watercolour remain detailed and atmospheric, with some age toning and handling marks as expected from 19th century works on paper. Please see photographs for full condition.

Size of painting incl. backing mount 23 x 18 cm (mount aperture approx. 9 x 11 cm)

Physical Dimensions
Height
23cm (9.06")
Width
18cm (7.09")
Declaration

Strickland & Russell has dated this Swiss Landscape Watercolour Painting to the 1800s.

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SA1193168
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Swiss Jura Lakeside Town - 19th Century Watercolour
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A finely executed 19th-century continental watercolour depicting a lakeside town in the Swiss Jura region, possibly La Neuveville on the northern shore of Lake Biel.
Strickland & Russell

The scene shows characteristic timber galleries and waterfront buildings constructed directly over the water, with gently rising Jura foothills in the background. The work is confidently drawn with visible pencil underdrawing and delicate, controlled watercolour washes, typical of mid-19th-century professional or semi-professional European landscape artists working for private collectors or Grand Tour travellers. The palette is restrained and atmospheric, with careful attention to architectural detail and perspective. The watercolour is presented on paper, housed within its original or early mount. The mount bears period inscriptions including a reference to the Jura region and collection notes.

fig 1. An early nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting a Swiss lakeside village with timber-framed alpine houses, a small pier, and distant mountains.
fig 1. Attributed Verso Laura Ridley 1829 Original Early 19th Century Antique Watercolour Painting Swiss Jura Lakeside Town Landscape

Type of artwork: Original Antique Watercolour Painting

Artist and Signature: Attributed in pencil verso Laura Ridley

Provenance: Purchased in a collection of works including other works including works by Julia Isabella Lavinia Gordon (née Bennet) 1772 - 1867

fig 2. An early nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting a Swiss lakeside village with timber-framed alpine houses, a small pier, and distant mountains.
fig 2. Attributed Verso Laura Ridley 1829 Original Early 19th Century Antique Watercolour Painting Swiss Jura Lakeside Town Landscape

Subject: A charming historic view of a Swiss Town view in the Jura region.

Approximate age of artwork: Dated 1829 verso

Is the artwork Framed or Mounted: Mounted as shown (unframed).

Condition Report: The watercolour remain detailed and atmospheric, with some age toning and handling marks as expected from 19th century works on paper. Please see photographs for full condition.

Size of painting incl. backing mount 23 x 18 cm (mount aperture approx. 9 x 11 cm)

Height
23cm (9.06")
Width
18cm (7.09")
Date of Manufacture

Strickland & Russell has dated this Swiss Landscape Watercolour Painting to the 1800s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1193168
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Archive I An early nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting a Swiss lakeside village with timber-framed alpine houses, a small pier, and distant mountains.

Attributed Verso Laura Ridley 1829 Original Early 19th Century Antique Watercolour Painting Swiss Jura Lakeside Town Landscape

Archive II An early nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting a Swiss lakeside village with timber-framed alpine houses, a small pier, and distant mountains. View II
Archive III An early nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting a Swiss lakeside village with timber-framed alpine houses, a small pier, and distant mountains. View III
Archive IV An early nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting a Swiss lakeside village with timber-framed alpine houses, a small pier, and distant mountains. View IV
Archive V An early nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting a Swiss lakeside village with timber-framed alpine houses, a small pier, and distant mountains. View V
Archive VI An early nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting a Swiss lakeside village with timber-framed alpine houses, a small pier, and distant mountains. View VI
Archive VII An early nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting a Swiss lakeside village with timber-framed alpine houses, a small pier, and distant mountains. View VII
Archive VIII An early nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting a Swiss lakeside village with timber-framed alpine houses, a small pier, and distant mountains. View VIII
Archive IX An early nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting a Swiss lakeside village with timber-framed alpine houses, a small pier, and distant mountains. View IX
Archive X An early nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting a Swiss lakeside village with timber-framed alpine houses, a small pier, and distant mountains. View X
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An early nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting a Swiss lakeside village with timber-framed alpine houses, a small pier, and distant mountains.
Attributed verso Laura Ridley 1829 Original early 19th Century Antique Watercolour Painting Swiss Jura Lakeside Town Landscape
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An early nineteenth-century watercolour painting depicting a Swiss lakeside village with timber-framed alpine houses, a small pier, and distant mountains.
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  • ObjectWatercolour Paintings
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialPaper, Watercolour Pigment
  • ColourEarth Tones
  • MotifsAlpine architecture, Wooden timber pier, Mountainous backdrop, Tall cypress tree
  • SizeH 23 cm (9 in) x W 18 cm (7 in)

This early 19th century antique watercolour painting is an original Regency style work on paper executed in watercolour pigment. The landscape depicts a Swiss Jura lakeside town featuring alpine architecture with timber-framed houses, a wooden timber pier extending into the water, a tall vertical cypress tree, and a mountainous backdrop beneath a pale sky. The muted earth tones palette includes washes of ochre, soft blue, and brown, complemented by visible pencil underdrawing outlining the buildings and mountains. The paper shows age toning and handling marks consistent with its period. It is mounted on a backing mount. The artwork measures 23 cm high by 18 cm wide. It is suitable for display on a narrow wall space in an English country house setting, such as a study, hallway, or sitting room, where it hangs as a historic continental landscape view.

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Early 19th-century British watercolours are distinguished by precise topographical draughtsmanship, subtle wash layers, and scenic subject matter often documented during European Grand Tours.

Artists utilised rag paper, gum arabic binder, and natural pigments ground from mineral and botanical sources, applied using fine hair brushes.

Authenticity is identified through age-appropriate paper oxidisation, subtle foxing, hand-drawn graphite underdrawings, and historical inscriptions or attributions on the reverse.

Position the artwork within a slender frame and mount, hanging it within a gallery wall arrangement or resting it on a bookshelf alongside contemporary objects for balanced contrast.

Mount the painting behind UV-protective glass using acid-free archival materials, and display it away from direct sunlight and areas of fluctuating humidity.
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