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Fine 19th Century English School Original Oil on Canvas by William Pitt - 1856
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Fine 19th Century English School Original Oil on Canvas by William Pitt - 1856

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Sold 1 August 2025 · Webberley Antiques
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William Pitt (active 1853-1890) was born at the end of the Georgian period, the exact dates of his birth and death are not known. He worked mainly in Birmingham and is known for his paintings of landscapes, townscapes and villages of the Midlands and South West of England.

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This painting is titled ‘The Town & Castle of Laugharne’

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Laugharne is a beautiful town on the south coast of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It nestles on the estuary of the River Tâf. This painting completed in 1856 shows the town across to the castle with the Ferry House on the right – a view which still recognisable today.

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William Pitt exhibited four paintings at the Royal Academy between 1853 and 1890, ten at the British Institute and fifty five at the then ‘Suffolk Street Galleries’. One of his works is held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in LondonIn original gilt frame and with multiple gallery and other labels verso. Along with provenance and the original purchase receipt from James Howell & Company Ltd of Cardiff in May 1968.

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In vendor’s family since that date.

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Fresh to the market for the first time in more than 50 years, in fine original condition.

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Dimensions are:

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22.75 inches wide by 16.5 inches high

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Date of Manufacture

Webberley Antiques has dated this 19th Century Landscape Oil Painting to the 1850s.

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William Pitt (active 1853-1890) was born at the end of the Georgian period, the exact dates of his birth and death are not known.
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He worked mainly in Birmingham and is known for his paintings of landscapes, townscapes and villages of the Midlands and South West of England.
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fig 1. An antique 19th-century oil on canvas landscape painting housed within an ornate, heavily carved and gilded wooden frame.
fig 1. Fine 19th Century English School Original Oil on Canvas by William Pitt - 1856

This painting is titled ‘The Town & Castle of Laugharne’

Laugharne is a beautiful town on the south coast of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It nestles on the estuary of the River Tâf. This painting completed in 1856 shows the town across to the castle with the Ferry House on the right – a view which still recognisable today.

fig 2. An antique 19th-century oil on canvas landscape painting housed within an ornate, heavily carved and gilded wooden frame.
fig 2. Fine 19th Century English School Original Oil on Canvas by William Pitt - 1856

William Pitt exhibited four paintings at the Royal Academy between 1853 and 1890, ten at the British Institute and fifty five at the then ‘Suffolk Street Galleries’. One of his works is held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in LondonIn original gilt frame and with multiple gallery and other labels verso. Along with provenance and the original purchase receipt from James Howell & Company Ltd of Cardiff in May 1968.

fig 3. An antique 19th-century oil on canvas landscape painting housed within an ornate, heavily carved and gilded wooden frame.
fig 3. Fine 19th Century English School Original Oil on Canvas by William Pitt - 1856

In vendor’s family since that date.

Fresh to the market for the first time in more than 50 years, in fine original condition.

Dimensions are:

22.75 inches wide by 16.5 inches high

For metric please multiply by 2.5

Date of Manufacture

Webberley Antiques has dated this 19th Century Landscape Oil Painting to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1061586
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An antique 19th-century oil on canvas landscape painting housed within an ornate, heavily carved and gilded wooden frame.
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialCanvas, Oil Paint, Gilt Wood
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsOrnate gilded frame, Landscape scenery, Canvas texture

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A 19th-century oil painting refers to artworks created on canvas or panel using pigment suspended in oil drying media during the 1800s, encompassing various regional schools and movements such as romanticism and realism.

Traditional construction typically involves woven linen or cotton canvas stretched over a wooden mortise-and-tenon strainer or stretcher frame, primed with gesso, and painted with oil-based pigments, often housed in gilded composition or carved wooden frames.

Authenticity is evaluated by examining canvas ageing, stretcher mark oxidisation, artist signatures or stamps, framing construction, and inspecting the paint layer under magnification or ultraviolet light for period-appropriate craquelure and pigments.

An antique oil painting can be styled as a focal point in a contemporary setting by mounting it on a neutral wall to contrast historical depth with modern minimalism, or by pairing it with transitional furnishings.

Preservation requires maintaining stable room temperatures and moderate relative humidity, avoiding direct sunlight to prevent fading, and keeping canvases clean using professional conservation methods rather than household cleaning agents.
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