Frederick Daniel Hardy, British 1826-1911- A knock at the door;...

Frederick Daniel Hardy,
British 1826-1911-

A knock at the door;

oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Fredk Hardy Ju [..] / 1876' (lower left), 40 x 29.5 cm.

Provenance:
Private Collection, UK.

Note:
Hardy hailed from a family of painters including Heywood Hardy (1842-1933). Specialising in genre scenes, which promoted an idealised vision of non-industrial, rural life, he was heavily influenced by the interior scenes of 17th-century Dutch artists, such as Pieter de Hooch (1629-1684) and Nicolaes Maes (1634-1693), as well as the works of later Scottish artist Sir David Wilkie (1785-1841).