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Oil Painting Victorian Huntsman Pipe Smoker Terrier Dog After Thomas Barker

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This stunning large oil painting depicts a Victorian huntsman pipe smoking woodcutter alongside his loyal terrier dog in a winter snow scene after Thomas Barker. Skillfully crafted in a large size, this artwork captures the essence of the era and the bond between man and animal. A must-have for any art enthusiast or dog lover.
Impress your clients & guests in your home or office with this statement work of art for you to treasure as a family heirloom.
Title "Woodcutter with his dog"
Subject portrait of a country huntsman woodcutter gentlemen in front profile with his trusted loyal terrier dog, set at dusk in winter time with snow covering the ground. In open rolling hills countryside, his cottage can be seen in the background on the left side. The woodcutter has blue eyes and rosy cheeks with white grey hair & is carrying his axe and is smoking a long pipe, wearing his traditional country clothing with hat, jacket and boots. He has such a fascinating thinking expression as he is looking directly at the viewer. His dog is beside him looking up at his master with affection emotion shown in his face. Just above the dog in the distance are 3 donkeys are by a fence.
Oil on canvas.
In the style of after Thomas Barker
Unsigned.
A delightful large size with the frame being 92 cm wide and 127.5 cm high.
Set in the original decorative traditional frame which enhances the painting further.
Circa late 19th century Victorian era.
Thomas Barker or Barker of Bath (1769 – 11 December 1847), was a British painter of landscape and rural life.
Barker was born in 1769, at Trosnant near the village of Pontypool, in Monmouthshire.His father, Benjamin Barker, was the son of a barrister, and practiced as an artist, but never attempted more than the portraits of horses. He eventually took up employment as a Japanware decorator.
From an early age Barker showed a remarkable talent for drawing figures and designing landscapes, although he never took a lesson in either drawing or painting and was entirely self-taught. When he was sixteen his family moved to Bath where the patronage of an opulent coach-builder named Charles Spackman allowed him to follow his talent as an artist.
During the first four years he employed himself in copying the works of the old Dutch and Flemish masters. At the age of twenty-one he was sent to Rome with ample funds to maintain his position there as a gentleman. While there he painted very little, contenting himself with society life.
Barker was an occasional exhibitor at the Royal Academy and the British Institution for almost fifty years, during which period he exhibited nearly one hundred pictures. He was a prolific artist, and painted a wide range of subjects. Few pictures of the English school are more generally known and appreciated than The Woodman.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Front painting surface is in acceptable overall order. Having various noticeable foxing staining, craquelure & some paint loss in places. The canvas has a tear near top left which has had a patch repair made to it shown on the back, also a second smaller patch repair was made to the lower area of the gents coat with overpainting in these areas & background areas. The frame has losses, chips, paint loss, cracking, scuffs, scratches & general wear commensurate with usage & old age. It woulkd benefit with being cleaned and relined.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (127.5 cm)
Wide (92 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (6.5 cm)