Follower of John Constable, 19th Century

Stour Valley English countryside landscape with cottage on stream. Oil on cavnas, unsigned, framed in an antique gilded wood frame with John Constable nameplate, overall 26" x 32". Canvas stamped verso "Prepared by Winsor & Newton 38, Rathbone Place, London". Henry C. Newton (British, 1805-1882) was a painter and co-founder of the venerable artists' supply firm of Winsor & Newton. Newton was also a personal friend of John Constable. Winsor & Newton company history notes that, in 1832, Henry Newton's Rathbone Place residence "...was then part of an artists' quarter in which a number of eminent painters, including John Constable, had studios..." Provenance: Current owner acquired at an Akron, OH estate sale in 2007, which included English antiques.

Condition: Repair patch verso with inpaintng to front of canvas in same area seen under UV light, frame abrasions around canvas; professionally cleaned and restored by Great Lakes Art Conservation Ltd., Cleveland, OH in 2008.