{"product_id":"antique-english-watercolor-landscape-cattle-drover-19th-century","title":"Antique English Watercolor Landscape with Cattle Drover, Charlotte Somerville After Copley Fielding (1787-1855)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA drover in a dark hat walks two cattle along a lakeside track, with birches on the left and hazy mountains behind. The Oxford framer’s label on the reverse is inscribed in ink naming the Hon.ble Charlotte Somerville and calling the picture a copy of Copley Fielding, so it is listed as after Fielding, with no claim about who painted it. Unsigned, which is usual for copies of this kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Artist | After Copley Fielding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Signature | Unsigned\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Medium | Watercolor on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | Lakeside landscape with a drover and two cattle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Age | 19th century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Image Size | 7 in. H x 10.5 in. W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame Size | 10.75 in. H x 14 in. W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]How to Style It | Small enough for a bookcase ledge, a stair landing, or a gallery wall grouping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame | Gilt frame with raised scroll and flower ornament, a beaded outer edge, and a gilt slip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Support | Paper laid down\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Provenance | Framer’s label on the reverse for Hills \u0026amp; Saunders, 16 Cornmarket Street, Oxford, inscribed in ink “The Hon.ble Charlotte Somerville, a copy of Copley Fielding.” The end of the surname is partly obscured by an adhesive stain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe paper has toned overall and carries several small round water marks in the sky, mostly toward the upper right and centre. There is light mottling across the foreground, with a scatter of small reddish-brown spots at lower right. The paper is laid down. The painted surface is stable and the color is sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe brown paper backing is torn along the top and both sides, exposing the timber backing board and brads beneath. The torn edges are held down with paper tape. The backing is intact along the bottom, where the label sits, and carries scattered staining spots. The Hills \u0026amp; Saunders label is complete, with an adhesive stain across its centre. In my assessment the frame, glass, and backing are original to the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe gilt frame has hairline cracks in the raised ornament, including a mitre crack at the top right corner where small losses show white gesso. There are small chips along the beaded outer edge and a small loss to the inner moulding along the bottom. The gilt slip is worn along its lower edge, where the red-brown ground shows through, and there is a faint pencil mark on the slip at upper left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67880020246806,"sku":"RR607","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October2026-15553.jpg?v=1794616362","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/antique-english-watercolor-landscape-cattle-drover-19th-century","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}