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Rosa Müller, Moel Siabod from the Llugwy River, Snowdonia, North Wales - Antique Oil Painting
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Rosa Müller, Moel Siabod from the Llugwy River, Snowdonia, North Wales - Antique Oil Painting

19th century
Sold 10 April 2025 · Brave Fine Art
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This late 19th-century oil painting by British artist Rosa Müller (1822-1914) depicts the Moel Siabod mountain in Snowdonia, from the winding River Llugwy. Two children play on the riverbank.

Rosa Müller was predominantly known for her naturalistic landscape paintings depicting the upland scenery of North Wales and South West England. Hailing from Bristol, she was born into an artistic family. Her father, Nathan Cooper Branwhite (1775-1857), was a portraitist and both of her brothers became painters. In 1849, she also married an artist, Edmund Gustavus Muller (1816-1888). Her style, particularly her colouring, is comparable to her husband’s and the two probably worked closely together.

Her career seems to have flourished from around 1874 onwards when she was in her fifties. This coincides with her children reaching adulthood.

Numerous Victorian artists chose to paint along the River Llugwy including the great Benjamin Williams Leader RA (1831-1923).

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery and Royal West of England Academy hold examples of her work.

Signed/dated lower left and held within a gilt frame.

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Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 35½” x 22½” / 90cm x 57cm

Year of creation: 1878

Labels & Inscriptions: Probable exhibition label with title and artist's address on reverse.

Provenance: Private collection, Sweden.

Condition: Artwork presents well. Fine craquelure but the paint is stable. Frame with some light wear.

Artist’s auction maximum: £5,430

Date of Manufacture

Brave Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Painting to the 1870s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
57cm (22.44")
Width
90cm (35.43")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
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SA1049762
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This late 19th-century oil painting by British artist Rosa Müller (1822-1914) depicts the Moel Siabod mountain in Snowdonia, from the winding River Llugwy. Two children play on the riverbank.
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Rosa Müller was predominantly known for her naturalistic landscape paintings depicting the upland scenery of North Wales and South West England.
Brave Fine Art

Hailing from Bristol, she was born into an artistic family. Her father, Nathan Cooper Branwhite (1775-1857), was a portraitist and both of her brothers became painters. In 1849, she also married an artist, Edmund Gustavus Muller (1816-1888). Her style, particularly her colouring, is comparable to her husband’s and the two probably worked closely together.

fig 1. An antique landscape oil painting depicting a river scene with mountains in the background, set within a heavily ornate carved and gilt frame.
fig 1. Rosa Müller, Moel Siabod from the Llugwy River, Snowdonia, North Wales - Antique Oil Painting

Her career seems to have flourished from around 1874 onwards when she was in her fifties. This coincides with her children reaching adulthood.

Numerous Victorian artists chose to paint along the River Llugwy including the great Benjamin Williams Leader RA (1831-1923).

fig 2. An antique landscape oil painting depicting a river scene with mountains in the background, set within a heavily ornate carved and gilt frame.
fig 2. Rosa Müller, Moel Siabod from the Llugwy River, Snowdonia, North Wales - Antique Oil Painting

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery and Royal West of England Academy hold examples of her work.

Signed/dated lower left and held within a gilt frame.

Learn more about Rosa Müller in our directory.

Medium: Oil on canvas

fig 3. An antique landscape oil painting depicting a river scene with mountains in the background, set within a heavily ornate carved and gilt frame.
fig 3. Rosa Müller, Moel Siabod from the Llugwy River, Snowdonia, North Wales - Antique Oil Painting

Overall size: 35½” x 22½” / 90cm x 57cm

Year of creation: 1878

Labels & Inscriptions: Probable exhibition label with title and artist's address on reverse.

Provenance: Private collection, Sweden.

Condition: Artwork presents well. Fine craquelure but the paint is stable. Frame with some light wear.

Artist’s auction maximum: £5,430

Date of Manufacture

Brave Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Painting to the 1870s.

Height
57cm (22.44")
Width
90cm (35.43")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Reference Numbers
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SA1049762
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An antique landscape oil painting depicting a river scene with mountains in the background, set within a heavily ornate carved and gilt frame.
Rosa Müller, Moel Siabod From The Llugwy River, Snowdonia, North Wales - Antique Oil Painting
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  • ObjectFine Art
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialOil paint, canvas, wood, gesso, gilt
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsLandscape scenery, Artist signature, Ornate gilt moulding
  • SizeH 57 cm (22 in) x W 90 cm (35 in) x D 6 cm (2 in)

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Nineteenth-century landscape painting often focused on naturalism, capturing the atmospheric effects of light and weather, frequently depicting dramatic topography such as mountains, rivers, and rural pastoral scenes.

These works typically utilised ground pigment suspended in drying oils like linseed, applied to stretched woven canvas or wooden panels, and housed within ornate carved plaster and gilded wooden frames.

Authenticity is assessed through examining the canvas weave, craquelure patterns in the paint layer, pigment composition under magnification, stretcher frame construction, and any accompanying artist signatures or historical exhibition labels.

Pairing a heavy gilded frame with contemporary minimalist decor creates a striking focal point, allowing the historical narrative of the artwork to contrast effectively against clean architectural lines and neutral wall colours.

Preservation requires maintaining stable temperature and relative humidity levels, displaying canvases away from direct sunlight to prevent fading, and avoiding chemical cleaners on both the painted surface and the gilt frame.
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