Edward Williams, Landscape With Watermill & Boy Fishing

Edward Williams, Landscape With Watermill & Boy FishingThis early 19th century oil painting by British artist Edward Williams (1782 1855) depicts a rugged landscape with a watermill, stream and figures. On the right, the sound of an old mill provides a continuous backdrop. It turns, grinding grain into flour, in an age old tradition. While on the left, a horseback rider provides the gateway to a long view towards a distant church. Two further figures walk through fields. As a boy, Williams wouldve

He’s primarily known as a portraitist but also painted genre scenes and miniatures

It’s rendered with keen attention to detail and a good eye for colour

the paint layer seems stable and not flaking

It’s interesting to consider the nuances such as the heavy eyes

Medium: Acrylic and watercolour on paper Overall size: 25” x 20” / 63cm x 51cm Year of creation: 1965 Condition: Artwork presents well

which gives the painting a ‘lost in time’ quality

he moved to London and often captured views in the countryside around the capital

The sailboats

This early 20th-century oil painting by British artist Ernest Higgins Rigg (1868-1947) depicts a view in Swaledale

In Victorian England

Carter’s beautiful tinted sky lifts the tone to a near-ethereal level

It’s stylish