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Benjamin Williams Leader 1896 Oil on Canvas
Mark Davis Antiques
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Benjamin Williams Leader 1896 Oil on Canvas

19th century
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Benjamin Williams Leader Oil on Canvas. The painting by repute has a provenance within the same family dating back to the 1890s. Purchased privately and seemingly never having been offered for sale on the open market or offered at public auction.

The painting was one of two purchased from The Abbey, Chislehurst, Kent, England.

The painting is signed B.W. Leader 1896

Approx dimensions on the canvas 29" x 22.5". Including frame 18" x 12"

Physical Dimensions
Height
57cm (22.44")
Width
74cm (29.13")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
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Mark Davis Antiques has dated this Victorian Landscape Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

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Benjamin Williams Leader Oil on Canvas. The painting by repute has a provenance within the same family dating back to the 1890s.
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Purchased privately and seemingly never having been offered for sale on the open market or offered at public auction.
Mark Davis Antiques

The painting was one of two purchased from The Abbey, Chislehurst, Kent, England.

The painting is signed B.W. Leader 1896

Approx dimensions on the canvas 29" x 22.5". Including frame 18" x 12"

Height
57cm (22.44")
Width
74cm (29.13")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
Date of Manufacture

Mark Davis Antiques has dated this Victorian Landscape Oil Painting to the 19th Century.

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SA1209826
Mark Davis Antiques
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An 1896 Victorian landscape oil painting depicting an open rural field under a blue cloudy sky, encased in a gilded reeded wooden frame.
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Archive I An 1896 Victorian landscape oil painting depicting an open rural field under a blue cloudy sky, encased in a gilded reeded wooden frame.

Benjamin Williams Leader 1896 Oil on Canvas

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An 1896 Victorian landscape oil painting depicting an open rural field under a blue cloudy sky, encased in a gilded reeded wooden frame.
Benjamin Williams Leader 1896 Oil on Canvas
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An 1896 Victorian landscape oil painting depicting an open rural field under a blue cloudy sky, encased in a gilded reeded wooden frame.
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Nineteenth-century British landscape art focused on naturalism, realistic depictions of rural topography, and atmospheric lighting effects. Artists frequently painted outdoors to capture changing sky conditions, country cottages, and expanse of open terrain.

Paintings from this era were traditionally executed with oil pigments on woven flax linen or cotton canvases. Frames were constructed from carved timber topped with composition plaster details and finished with gold leaf gilding.

Authentic period paintings show subtle age-related craquelure across the paint layer, natural wood oxidation on the rear stretcher bars, and original artist signatures or gallery labels. The frame construction will typically display period moulding techniques and authentic gilding wear.

A traditional landscape painting provides balance above a modern console table or mantelpiece. Hanging gilded frames against neutral or dark saturated wall colours creates contrast and highlights the tones within the painting.

Keep the canvas away from direct sunlight, central heating vents, and high humidity. Clean the giltwood frame gently with a soft dry brush and avoid chemical sprays or water on the painted surface.
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