The store will not work correctly when cookies are disabled.
We use cookies to make your experience better.To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. Learn more about our cookies policy.
A simplistic watercolour scene with pencil detail attributed to Henry Birtles RA (1838-1907), depicting a small group of cattle drinking from a river, in a vast open landscape. A parent and child can be seen in the centre of the composition mounted on top a docile cow, glancing over the rest of the herd. The watercolour is signed in graphite to the lower right-hand corner. Well presented in a handsome gilt frame with bead course, fluted cove and moulded cross motifs to the outer border. Glazed. On paper.
Condition
The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration. The gilt frame and mount are in fine condition.
Size
32 x 20.5cm (12.6" x 8.1")Framed Size: 50.5 x 60.5cm (19.9" x 23.8")
Artist Biography
Henry Birtles (1838-1907) was a landscape painter from Birmingham. He lived in Regent's Park, Hampstead and Arundel, England. Birtles also exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, during the period 1861-1878.
