William Lee RI, Mother & Child In A Landscape

William Lee RI, Mother & Child In A LandscapeThis beautiful mid 19th century watercolour by English artist William Lee RI (1800 1865) depicts a mother holding her child aloft within a landscape setting. Born in Southwark, London, Lee was an accomplished English watercolourist with a particular specialism for wholesome family scenes. Worn by the burden of ceaseless heat, following a climb through rocky upland terrain, a young woman looks dotingly towards her infant, who sees nothing aside from

She’d won ‘The Waterloo Cup’ in scintillating fashion

How the piece came into being is a mystery

There’s no worry here in picturesque Lower Wharfdale

during the 1910s

We acquired the painting from Germany and it’s interesting to consider its context

A beautiful early 20th-century still life depicting an overflowing basket of flowers

Nygaard trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and exhibited at the prestigious Charlottenborg Exhibition

Kieldrup gained a great deal of inspiration from his travels and the grandeur of German art is particularly prevalent in his works from this period

drifting across the twisting river towards a misty silhouette of Chepstow Castle

Is the artist trying to convey his character

In recent years

Labels & Inscriptions: Christie's label on reverse