Circle Of George Smith Of Chichester, Village Scene With Cottages

Circle Of George Smith Of Chichester, Village Scene With CottagesThis charming late 18th century oil painting depicts a picturesque English village under a typically cloudy sky. On the left, we see several cottages and perhaps an oast house or circular barn. In the nearest cottage, a young man leans on a stable door while a woman waits outside. While on the right, a gentleman chats to a weary friend whos resting under an old tree. It appears hes carrying a gun over his shoulder, perhaps heading into the woods to

He’s known to have worked with Tuxen on a portrait of Queen Victoria and also travelled to Berlin with the great Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916)

Johansen studied at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen and several of his works are held in museum collections

1770Provenance: FranceCondition: Areas of craquelure but the paint layer is stable

This accomplished pair of Georgian engravings depict two scenes from Shakespeare

Overall size: 18½” x 21½” / 47cm x 55cm

An exquisite late-19th-century pastoral scene depicting a flock of grazing sheep

a portrait titled ‘Tranquility’ reached £3

So could this be a wedding dress

A fine late 19th-century portrait of a lady by Dutch painter

The top of the portrait has some wear that makes it seem as if his hat has a bullet hole through it

Leslie exhibited at the Royal Academy

1870Provenance: GermanyCondition: Overall very presentable