19th-Century British School River Landscape With Fishing Boats summer As a sign of respect

As a sign of respect

Sometime after 1920

And the brushwork is reminiscent of the Birmingham painter

Our lady in blue is accessorising with a fashionably large belt and a gold buckle

The painting is housed within a worn frame that’s probably the original and signed/dated in the lower left

19th-Century British School River Landscape With Fishing Boats summer As a sign of respectA fine mid 19th century river landscape depicting several fishing boats gently lit by the final rays of the evenings sun. We love the atmosphere which has been created in part by a muted, almost monochromatic, palette. The painting is housed within a beautiful foliate frame with pierced centres and corners. Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 12 x 10 32cm x 26cmYear of creation: c. 1860Provenance: EnglandCondition: Craquelure throughout but the paint