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Victorian Oil Painting 'The Chimney Sweeper'
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Victorian Oil Painting 'The Chimney Sweeper'

19th century
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Original late 1800's Oil Painting on Canvas, 'The Chimney Sweeper', signed JG Snape.

George Snape had a studio at Great Hampton Street in Birmingham in the 1880's (more information on newspaper clip reverso).

The picture including frame measures ca 25 cm x 35 cm.

Free shipping within the UK.

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Henley Street Antiques has dated this Victorian Chimney Sweep Painting to the 1890s.

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SA1219807
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SKU 873
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Original late 1800's Oil Painting on Canvas, 'The Chimney Sweeper', signed JG Snape.
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George Snape had a studio at Great Hampton Street in Birmingham in the 1880's (more information on newspaper clip reverso).
Henley Street Antiques

The picture including frame measures ca 25 cm x 35 cm.

Free shipping within the UK.

Date of Manufacture

Henley Street Antiques has dated this Victorian Chimney Sweep Painting to the 1890s.

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SA1219807
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SKU 873
Henley Street Antiques
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A framed 19th-century oil painting depicting a young chimney sweeper holding a broom in a snowy street scene, set within a gilded moulded frame.
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Archive I A framed 19th-century oil painting depicting a young chimney sweeper holding a broom in a snowy street scene, set within a gilded moulded frame.

Victorian Oil Painting 'The Chimney Sweeper'

Archive II A framed 19th-century oil painting depicting a young chimney sweeper holding a broom in a snowy street scene, set within a gilded moulded frame. View II
Archive III A framed 19th-century oil painting depicting a young chimney sweeper holding a broom in a snowy street scene, set within a gilded moulded frame. View III
Archive IV A framed 19th-century oil painting depicting a young chimney sweeper holding a broom in a snowy street scene, set within a gilded moulded frame. View IV
Archive V A framed 19th-century oil painting depicting a young chimney sweeper holding a broom in a snowy street scene, set within a gilded moulded frame. View V
Archive VI A framed 19th-century oil painting depicting a young chimney sweeper holding a broom in a snowy street scene, set within a gilded moulded frame. View VI
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A framed 19th-century oil painting depicting a young chimney sweeper holding a broom in a snowy street scene, set within a gilded moulded frame.
Victorian Oil Painting 'The Chimney Sweeper'
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A framed 19th-century oil painting depicting a young chimney sweeper holding a broom in a snowy street scene, set within a gilded moulded frame.
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  • ObjectOil Paintings
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialOil Paint, Canvas, Wood, Gilt Moulding
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsGilt moulding frame, Figurative portraiture, Snowy backdrop

This Victorian oil painting on canvas titled 'The Chimney Sweeper' depicts a young figure holding a broom against a snowy street scene background with a brick building and a stone pillar. The artwork displays warm brown tones throughout the clothing, masonry, and ground, enclosed within an ornate gilt moulded wooden frame adorned with repeating carved bead and scroll details along its borders. Measuring approximately 25 cm by 35 cm, the framed artwork fits easily onto shelves or walls in smaller spaces. Suitable for traditional interior settings, the piece works well hung above a mantelpiece or displayed within a gentleman's study alongside antique furnishings. The visible canvas texture, brushwork, and aged gilt finish on the frame show authentic signs of its late nineteenth-century period origin. Collectors of historical figurative portraiture can place this framed work in living rooms or studies to add a classic narrative element to domestic wall displays.

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Victorian genre painting focuses on everyday life, human narrative scenes, and social subjects, frequently depicting working-class professions and street figures in 19th-century Britain.

Artists during this era applied oil pigment onto stretched flax canvas or wood panels, housing the completed works in moulded timber frames finished with plaster and gold leaf.

Authentic pieces display uniform age-related craquelure across the varnish, natural timber oxidisation on the reverse, and period construction methods within the frame moulding.

A Victorian portrait creates visual contrast when hung above a contemporary sideboard or integrated into a dark gallery wall paired with minimalist furnishings.

Keep the artwork clear of direct sunlight, radiators, and high humidity, dusting the carved frame periodically with a dry, soft-bristled brush.
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