This exquisite light-filled landscape by Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding (1787-1855) captures the eminent beauty of our beloved isle in a manner only he could. The harbour is radiant, illuminated by a divine hand, as the sun sets amid a crescendo of graduated tints.

It’s classically inspired but rather than ruins, Copley Fielding gives us fishermen dragging their nets through the undulant mud. A rusted anchor, some wrecked driftwood, a chalky coastline - this is the England he loved and admired.

Copley Fielding was ours, a special talent that enriched the rugged British countryside with a sense of permanent tranquillity. While the industrial revolution was brimming with steam, he sought the calm mists of ancient valleys and headlands.

Signed in the lower left, dated, framed and glazed.

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Medium: Watercolour on paper
Overall size: 13” x 10½” / 19cm x 16.5cm
Year of creation: 1834
Condition: Overall very presentable. Frame with some age-related wear.
Artist’s auction highlight: £21,000 achieved for a watercolour in 2003.