A very charming original 19th century watercolour painting of Hardwick House in Oxfordshire. The house is believed to be the inspiration for Toad Hall in The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
The painting includes figures central and a small figure off to the left. The central figures are Victorian ladies in petticoats and shawls. They have been highlighted in white oil paint. The star of the show is undoubtedly the trio of dogs in the bottom right.
The frame the painting is in, would have once been within a larger and more ornate frame. You can see around the edge where it has been sat within an outer frame. The outer frame was likely heavily damaged as gesso frames so often are. This remaining inner frame has the original gilt finish but has lost a lot of its gilt and there is a small patched area of gold leaf. Besides having aesthetic wear, it’s very robust and the glass is the original, it’s very thick with air bubbles.
The painting itself and the mount has some foxing to the paper.
Frame measures 70cm x 50cm
Aperture measures 48cm x 28cm.
A very charming original 19th century watercolour painting of Hardwick House in Oxfordshire. The house is believed to be the inspiration for Toad Hall in The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
The painting includes figures central and a small figure off to the left. The central figures are Victorian ladies in petticoats and shawls. They have been highlighted in white oil paint. The star of the show is undoubtedly the trio of dogs in the bottom right.
The frame the painting is in, would have once been within a larger and more ornate frame. You can see around the edge where it has been sat within an outer frame. The outer frame was likely heavily damaged as gesso frames so often are. This remaining inner frame has the original gilt finish but has lost a lot of its gilt and there is a small patched area of gold leaf. Besides having aesthetic wear, it’s very robust and the glass is the original, it’s very thick with air bubbles.
The painting itself and the mount has some foxing to the paper.
Frame measures 70cm x 50cm
Aperture measures 48cm x 28cm.