Antique Welsh Victorian Rural Farmstead Landscape Oil Painting Picture by Thomas Henry Thomas (Circa 1870)

Summary:

• Victorian farmstead oil painting
• Artist: Thomas Henry Thomas
• Medium: Oil on canvas
• Circa: 1870
• Period: Victorian
• Provenance: South Wales, UK
• Farmstead / Landscape / Country scene
• Extremely well painted
• Natural colours
• Pleasing subject
• Original gilt frame
• Signed “T. Thomas”
• Excellent original condition
• Height: 78cm / 30¾” / 2ft 6¾”
• Width: 103.5cm / 40¾” / 3ft 4¾”
• Free delivery to England, Wales & southern Scotland*
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Description:

This is a fine quality antique Welsh Victorian farmstead oil painting, of a rural country scene, by Thomas Henry Thomas, circa 1890, its original gold leaf frame, in excellent original condition.  The Victorian painting depicts a large farm house on the left-hand bank, a farm yard barn on the right-hand side, with a man holding a hose near a cart, with two other people on the left-hand side.  There is a gaggle of geese on the left-hand side near small stream of water leading to a pond.  In the background are a range of hills and trees against a cloudy sky.  The painting has the skill to draw you in with its range of rustic colour hues and texture depicting the quintessential Welsh country scene, possibly painted in late summer.  The Victorian oil picture canvass is signed “T. Thomas” in the bottom left corner and framed in its original fabulous ornate gilt frame, which is in excellent condition.

This Victorian farmstead oil painting would look superb in a variety of rooms, including the hallway, living room or bedroom.  This item would certainly grace any home and is a great investment as it is an attractive and colourful piece.  So don’t miss out on your chance to own a lovely picture.

Condition Report:

This is a fine quality antique Welsh Victorian farmstead oil painting, of a rural country scene, by Thomas Henry Thomas, circa 1890, its original gold leaf frame, in excellent original condition.  The canvas is in excellent condition – the colours are strong and there is no sign of fading or crazing to the picture.  The Victorian oil canvass is signed in the bottom left corner in its original fabulous ornate gilt frame, which is in excellent condition.  The frame has been re-gilded.  Nominal old age marks to the leading edges of the gilt frame, but nothing significant, considering the age of the item.  This Victorian landscape oil painting is ready to hang.

Artist – Provenance:

Thomas Henry Thomas was born 31^st March 1839 and died on 9^th July 1915.  He was an active Welsh artist who painted predominantly in South Wales, usually around the Cardiff area.  His interests included botany, geology and archaeology and these subjects were often portrayed in his work.  He was a Fellow of the Royal Cambrian Academy established in 1881.  He was one of the first promoters of the National Eisteddfod and he devoted himself to portraiture design and book illustration. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._H._Thomas and https://artuk.org/discover/artists/thomas-thomas-henry-18391915

Dimensions:

Frame Height = 78cm / 30¾” / 2ft 6¾”
Frame Width = 103.5cm / 40¾” / 3ft 4¾”
Frame Depth = 9cm / 3½”
Canvass Height = 50cm / 19¾” / 1ft 7¾”
Canvass Width = 75cm / 29½” / 2ft 5½”

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