Hugh Church, Shakespeare's Birthplace, Stratford-upon-avon, Oil Painting

1900 - 1920

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Description

An early 20th-century oil on board depicting Shakespeare's Birthplace by British artist Hugh Church (b.1865).

Two gentlemen on horseback look across towards a mother who is carrying a child and standing in a doorway. While a third gentleman holds a large piece of ironwork, which is perhaps a tether bar.

The Great Bard was born and raised in this charming timber-framed building and also spent five years here with Anne Hathaway. Perhaps Church enjoyed looking back into this period of British history and felt inclined to capture a scene from the days of yore.

The painting is signed in the lower left and inscribed on the reverse.

Medium: Oil on board

Overall size: 16” x 12” / 40cm x 30cm

Year of creation: c. 1920

Provenance: England

Condition: Very good. Frame with light wear.

Physical Dimensions

Height

30cm (11.81")

Width

40cm (15.75")

Depth

1cm (0.39")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA706858

Description

An early 20th-century oil on board depicting Shakespeare's Birthplace by British artist Hugh Church (b.1865).

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Two gentlemen on horseback look across towards a mother who is carrying a child and standing in a doorway.

Brave Fine Art

While a third gentleman holds a large piece of ironwork, which is perhaps a tether bar.

fig 1. Hugh Church, Shakespeare's Birthplace, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Oil Painting — fig 1. Hugh Church, Shakespeare's Birthplace, Stratford-upon-avon, Oil Painting

The Great Bard was born and raised in this charming timber-framed building and also spent five years here with Anne Hathaway. Perhaps Church enjoyed looking back into this period of British history and felt inclined to capture a scene from the days of yore.