Stock no. 689765 · Ref. A1809
Attributed to Myles Birkett Foster (1825-1899) "Feeding The Rabbits"
19th Century
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No longer available- Period
- 19th Century
- Dimensions
- H 47.50 cm · W 39 cm
- Reference
- A1809
- Stock no.
- 689765
- Status
- Sold
Catalogue note
A very charming and accomplished watercolour attributed to Myles Birkett Foster.
It is signed by monogram in the bottom right hand corner consistent with his other works.
It is housed in the original frame which has a few small losses, but due to the intricacy of the gesso decoration it"s not noticeable.
Measurement of actual painting 29cm X 20.5cm
Measurement of frame 47.5cm X 39cm
Myles Birket Foster was an English genre artist, best known for his Victorian-era illustrations of rural scenes and children. Born on February 4, 1825 in North Shields, England, Foster was celebrated as one of the most popular watercolor artist of the era. His idealized, sepia-toned countryside prints and paintings were popularized and reproduced on the cover of books, magazines, and chocolate boxes. Developing a love for the arts through apprenticing under the engraver Ebenezer Landells, Foster quickly moved from commercial printing to the fine arts. An autodidactic watercolor painter, he traveled throughout Europe to immerse himself in varied environments, finally settling in Witley, England where he produced the works which brought him widespread recognition. Before his death on March 27, 1899 in Weybridge, England, Foster exhibited over 400 paintings at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
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It is signed by monogram in the bottom right hand corner consistent with his other works.
It is housed in the original frame which has a few small losses, but due to the intricacy of the gesso decoration it"s not noticeable.
Measurement of actual painting 29cm X 20.5cm
Measurement of frame 47.5cm X 39cm
Myles Birket Foster was an English genre artist, best known for his Victorian-era illustrations of rural scenes and children. Born on February 4, 1825 in North Shields, England, Foster was celebrated as one of the most popular watercolor artist of the era. His idealized, sepia-toned countryside prints and paintings were popularized and reproduced on the cover of books, magazines, and chocolate boxes. Developing a love for the arts through apprenticing under the engraver Ebenezer Landells, Foster quickly moved from commercial printing to the fine arts. An autodidactic watercolor painter, he traveled throughout Europe to immerse himself in varied environments, finally settling in Witley, England where he produced the works which brought him widespread recognition. Before his death on March 27, 1899 in Weybridge, England, Foster exhibited over 400 paintings at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
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