Collector's Journal — Antique Oil Paintings
Fred Archer & Melton: The 1885 Epsom Derby, Rare Victorian Painting & Remarkable Family Discoveries
1885 Epsom Derby Antique Oil Paintings British Fine Art British Horse Racing History Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD Epsom Derby Equestrian Art F S Evans Fred Archer Fred Archer Family History Lord Hastings Melton 1885 National Trust Paintings Sporting Art Provenance Stafford Ellerman Victorian Jockeys Victorian Sporting Art
Discover the remarkable story behind an original 1885 Victorian sporting oil painting by F. S. Evans depicting Derby and St Leger winner Melton with legendary jockey Fred Archer. Explore its aristocratic racing connections with Lord Hastings, documented Stafford Ellerman estate provenance, two important National Trust comparisons and fascinating new family testimony from Archer's great-granddaughter, Diana Reynolds. A compelling investigation into British racing history, nineteenth-century sporting art and the people whose memories preserve the past.
Richard Harry Carter: Cornish Fisherman Painting and Its Historic Provenance
19th Century Art Antique Oil Paintings Art Provenance British Fine Art British Marine Art Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD Cornish Art Cornish Fishermen Cornwall Artists Exhibition History Fine Art Collecting Fishing Heritage Maritime Paintings Newlyn School Richard Harry Carter Richard Henry Carter Sennen Cove Victorian Oil Paintings
Discover Richard Harry Carter's (1839ā1911) atmospheric Cornish marine oil painting, Fisherman Releasing the Catch. Explore the artist's connections with the Newlyn artistic community, his life at Sennen Cove, the painting's documented 2021 and 2023 auction provenance, and the mystery surrounding its surviving historic exhibition label.
Philip H. Rideoutās Going to Fair ā Edwardian Coaching, Sporting Art and the British Road in 1908
19th Century Art 20th Century Art Antique Oil Paintings Antique Paintings Art Collecting British Art British Oil Paintings British Paintings Carriage Paintings Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD Coaching Scenes Collectors Journal Country Life Paintings Edwardian Art Edwardian Paintings Equestrian Art Fine Art Genre Painting Horse and Carriage Horse Paintings Philip H Rideout Philip Rideout Rural British Art Sporting Art Traditional British Art
A closer look at Philip H. Rideoutās signed 1908 oil painting Going to Fair, exploring its spirited horse-drawn carriage, Edwardian country setting, documented auction provenance and important comparisons with Rideoutās established coaching oeuvre.
Napoleon in Uniform: Researching a 19th-Century Imperial Portrait After Robert LefĆØvre
19th Century Art 19th Century Paintings Antique Oil Paintings Art Attribution Art Collectors Art History Art Provenance Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD Collectors Journal Design Trade European Fine Art Film and Television Fine Art Collecting Fine Art Research French Art French History French School Historic Interiors Historical Portraits Imperial Guard Imperial Portraiture Interior Designers Jacques-Louis David LĆ©gion dāhonneur Military Portraits Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon I Napoleon Portrait Napoleonic Art Napoleonic Era Portrait Paintings Private Collectors Production Design Robert LefĆØvre
New research into a commanding c.1870 portrait of Napoleon I reveals a compelling connection with Robert LefĆØvre's official Imperial portrait tradition.
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Sir James Campbell of Lawers: A Georgian Military Portrait and the William Aikman Connection
18th Century Art 18th Century Paintings Antique Oil Paintings Art Attribution Art Collectors Art History Art Provenance Battle of Dettingen Battle of Fontenoy British Fine Art British Military History Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD Collectors Journal Design Trade Early Georgian Art Edinburgh Castle Film and Television Fine Art Collecting Fine Art Research Georgian Art Georgian Portraits Historic Interiors Historical Portraits Interior Designers Military Portraits National Galleries of Scotland Old Master Paintings Order of the Bath Portrait Paintings Private Collectors Production Design Royal North British Dragoons Scots Greys Scottish Art Scottish Military History Scottish Portraits Sir James Campbell Sir James Campbell of Lawers William Aikman
Explore new research into an early Georgian Scottish portrait of Sir James Campbell of Lawers, its historic William Aikman attribution and remarkable military history.
