English Country Inn Scene, Figures & Horses, oil on canvas. Attb. to W. Oliver.
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English Country Inn Scene with Figures and Horses, oil on canvas. Attributed to W. Oliver. c1850.English Country Inn Scene with Figures and Horses, oil on canvas. Attributed to W. Oliver. c1850.£180.00English Country Inn Scene with Figures and Horses, oil on canvas. Attributed to W. Oliver, unsigned (possibly faintly initialled). 19th Century English School, c1850.Dimensions : Frame : 425mm x 578mm x 42mm. Image : 292mm x 440mm. Weight : 1.850kg net.Condition/Notes : Quite good. The oil on canvas painting is in quite good condition with good colour and stable paint surface. There is general craqueleur but this is to be expected in an oil painting of this age. The scene depicts a typical mid 19th Century English village with the Inn, general store and trough from which the horses are drinking. There is no visible signature although there is a very faint marking in the lower rh corner which could be initials WO. The name above the store is interesting as it reads W. OLIVE which could be a reference to the artist William Oliver the Elder (1804-53) or William Oliver (1823-1901). Another interesting item is the sign hanging from the tree above the central figures which appears to read N or LNt which could have various meanings. The painting will certainly benefit from a general clean which may reveal more details. The gilt moulded frame
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