"The Farmer's Return". Oil on canvas, signed on the rung of the fence rail to the right, ca. 1827-63, the canvas size approx. 30" x 47", and with the frame overall approx. 36-1/2" x 42-1/2". An absolutely charming and idealized scene with all the pretty devices enjoyed by the audience of the 19th Century, and prized by collectors today. Happy and prosperous family, donkey, dog, baby, sheep, flowers, a pretty cottage with climbing roses, fowl in the yard, hollyhocks, a distant landscape with a castle, and even with doves flying overhead. There is a Frost & Reed sticker on the stretcher.
8,000/15,000 Sold $6,325.00
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