Early 19th-Century English School, Figures In A Park With A Country House Beyond

Early 19th-Century English School, Figures In A Park With A Country House BeyondThis beautiful early 19th century topographical watercolour depicts a landscape with several figures before an impressive castellated country house. Stylistically, its close to the work of the eminent draughtsman Paul Sandby (1731 1809) and its plausible that the artist was trained by him. This work appeared in a sale at Sothebys in 2002 but alas the country house portrayed remains a mystery. Its an interesting building with a ruin, perhaps an abbey,

Overall size 21½” x 17½” / 54cm x 44cm

Ella Ilback (1895-1997) sitting on a veranda before a picturesque coastal landscape

The painting is signed/dated in the lower left and held within a period gilt frame

1915Condition: Areas of foxing - more visible in the lighter areas

1650Provenance: SwedenCondition: Its dark appearance is primarily due to pigments fading over time

It’s certainly influenced by the master of Danish interior scenes

His ‘Peasant Burial’ is in the collection of the National Museum

It’s fascinating to imagine the artist sat within these palatial surroundings

It’s probably painted ‘en plein air’ and captures a storm with impressionistic brushwork

050 achieved for an interior scene at auction in 1994

Thomas Barker of Bath (1769-1847)

certain breeds have been used as workhorses and for pulling carriages