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House by a River - Antique Oil Painting
Rue des Fontenelles
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House by a River - Antique Oil Painting

19th century
Description

Oil on board showing a view beyond a river of a person walking back to a house by John Horace Hooper English School (19th century). Inscribed on the rear John Horace Hooper - 1851 - 1906. Hooper was a London Painter of atmospheric landscapes of rural England. He Exhibited at he Royal Academy, Liverpool and Royal Hibernian Academy Dublin.

Dimensions - 46 x 40 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
40cm (15.75")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

Rue des Fontenelles has dated this Antique Landscape Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

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SA1194324
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Oil on board showing a view beyond a river of a person walking back to a house by John Horace Hooper English School (19th century). Inscribed on the rear John Horace Hooper - 1851 - 1906. Hooper was a London Painter of atmospheric landscapes of rural England. He Exhibited at he Royal Academy, Liverpool and Royal Hibernian Academy Dublin.

Dimensions - 46 x 40 cm

Height
40cm (15.75")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

Rue des Fontenelles has dated this Antique Landscape Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

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SA1194324
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An antique oil painting depicting a rural house beside a river with tall trees and a figure standing near foliage under an overcast sky.
House by a River - Antique Oil Painting
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An antique oil painting depicting a rural house beside a river with tall trees and a figure standing near foliage under an overcast sky.
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Landscape oil paintings from the 19th century often focus on natural light, atmospheric conditions, and peaceful rural life. Movements such as the Barbizon School and Tonalism influenced artists to paint directly from nature, using muted earth tones and soft brushwork to capture pastoral countryside scenes.

Artists traditionally applied oil-based pigments mixed with linseed oil onto stretched linen or cotton canvas, or solid wood panels. Frames were typically crafted from carved wood, often finished with plaster gesso and gold leaf gilding.

Authentic period paintings display natural craquelure across the paint surface, appropriate age-related oxidisation on the canvas back, and hand-cut wooden stretcher bars. Examining the brushwork layering under a loupe and inspecting historical framing hardware also helps confirm age.

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