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    Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire

    £2,900
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire

    Henry Hillingford Parker

    Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire

    £2,900
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    This late 19th-century oil painting by English artist Henry Hillingford Parker (1858-1930) depicts a quiet rural moment in the Berkshire countryside.

    In the foreground, a tranquil stream flows quietly through a meadow, its surface reflecting the warm tones of the surrounding landscape. Two cattle stand in the water, drinking - their reflections softly shimmering in the moving current.

    Beside the stream, a young dairy maid holds a small basket, pausing near a simple wooden footbridge. Behind her, a narrow path winds away into the meadow where further cattle graze.

    In the middle distance, a cottage sits partially hidden among trees and, beyond this, the landscape dissolves into a soft atmospheric haze.

    The painting depicts a view at Midgham in Berkshire, situated within the Kennet Valley. It was likely produced during the 1880s or 1890s. Several elements support this date, including the materials and canvas construction.

    Henry Hillingford Parker trained at the Royal Academy Schools in London and painted extensively in the home counties.

    Signed in the lower right and held in a late 19th-century gilt frame with ornate scrolling foliate decoration.

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    Medium: Oil on canvas
    Overall size: 37” x 47” / 94cm x 119cm
    Year of creation: c. 1890
    Labels & Inscriptions: Inscribed on reverse.
    Provenance: British Pictures Of The 17th, 18th And 19th Centuries, Christie's, London, 9 February 1990, lot 208 / Private collection, UK.
    Condition: Cleaned. Revarnished. Professional patched repair. Faint stretcher marks. Craquelure in areas. The paint layer is stable. Frame in good condition with minor age-related wear.
    Artist’s auction maximum: £17,000 for ‘Cattle Watering By A Tranquil River’, Oil on canvas, Christie’s, British & Victorian Pictures, London, 11 November 1999 (lot 142).
    Our reference: BRV2269

    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire
    Henry Hillingford Parker, Across The Stream, Midgham, Berkshire

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