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Village Scene, West Country Cornwall Ca 1890, Fresh and Delightful Watercolour, John Baragwanath King (1864-1939)
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Village Scene, West Country Cornwall Ca 1890, Fresh and Delightful Watercolour, John Baragwanath King (1864-1939)

19th century
Description

A lovely and very fresh watercolour on paper by John Baragwanath KING (1864—1939)

This village scene is signed lower left, and measures 25 x 38 cm (that is the watercolour alone, measured without the frame). It is presented in its original frame - the framed is 39 x 51cm

Born in Cornwall, the artist trained first as an engineer before turning to art, and exhibited in London, Manchester and Paris. He lived at 'Westbourne', St Austell, but had a studio in Plymouth. Some of his work was purchased by King Edward VII.

Physical Dimensions
Height
25cm (9.84")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this Victorian Cornwall Landscape Painting to the 1890s.

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SA525868
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Description
A lovely and very fresh watercolour on paper by John Baragwanath KING (1864—1939)
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This village scene is signed lower left, and measures 25 x 38 cm (that is the watercolour alone, measured without the frame).
Skippings Fine Arts

It is presented in its original frame - the framed is 39 x 51cm

fig 1. A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a village street in Cornwall with cottages, a horse-drawn cart, and large leafy trees under an overcast sky.
fig 1. Village Scene, West Country Cornwall Ca 1890, Fresh and Delightful Watercolour, John Baragwanath King (1864-1939)

Born in Cornwall, the artist trained first as an engineer before turning to art, and exhibited in London, Manchester and Paris. He lived at 'Westbourne', St Austell, but had a studio in Plymouth. Some of his work was purchased by King Edward VII.

Height
25cm (9.84")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this Victorian Cornwall Landscape Painting to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA525868
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Archive I A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a village street in Cornwall with cottages, a horse-drawn cart, and large leafy trees under an overcast sky.

Village Scene, West Country Cornwall Ca 1890, Fresh and Delightful Watercolour, John Baragwanath King (1864-1939)

Archive II A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a village street in Cornwall with cottages, a horse-drawn cart, and large leafy trees under an overcast sky. View II
Archive III A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a village street in Cornwall with cottages, a horse-drawn cart, and large leafy trees under an overcast sky. View III
Archive IV A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a village street in Cornwall with cottages, a horse-drawn cart, and large leafy trees under an overcast sky. View IV
Archive V A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a village street in Cornwall with cottages, a horse-drawn cart, and large leafy trees under an overcast sky. View V
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A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a village street in Cornwall with cottages, a horse-drawn cart, and large leafy trees under an overcast sky.
Village Scene, West Country Cornwall ca 1890, fresh and delightful watercolour, John Baragwanath King (1864-1939)
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A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a village street in Cornwall with cottages, a horse-drawn cart, and large leafy trees under an overcast sky.
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Late Victorian watercolour landscape art frequently focused on rural British countryside views, capturing regional village architecture, natural light, and everyday scenes before modern industrialisation.

Artists utilised water-based pigments applied to heavy cotton rag paper, often layered with washes to create subtle tonal shifts, depth, and realistic atmospheric effects.

Look for artist signatures in ink or watercolour, evidence of aged paper tone without modern brighteners, brushwork technique consistent with the era, and period-appropriate framing materials.

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