Edward Horace Thompson
1879-1949, British

Derwentwater from Castle Head
1879-1949, British
Derwentwater from Castle Head

Watercolor, sight size 14 x 9 7/8 inches, c. 1910, signed l.l. "Albert Rosser" one of the pseudonyms Thompson used to sign his paintings. Identification of title on label on back. A prolific painter known for his landscapes of the Cumbrian region of England.

Painting

Springtime, Chesham NH
1849-1923, American
Springtime, Chesham NH

Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches, c. 1890, signed "WP Phelps", in a period gilt frame. Phelps was known as the "Painter of Monadnock." He lived most of his life in Dublin, NH, with the exception of several years he spent studying art in Europe. He painted many scenes of the area landscape of farms, fields and forests, most of which set against the backdrop of the majestic Mount Monadnock.

Print

Carolina Shrew and Leconte's Pine Mouse
1785-1851, American
Carolina Shrew and Leconte's Pine Mouse

Two hand colored period lithographs, each image size approx. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, c. 1850. On both prints "Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S.F.L.S." is inscribed l.l., "On Stone by Wm. E. Hitchcock" centered under each image and "Lith. Printed & Colored by J.T. Bowen, Phil." l.r. At the top left of the shrew image is "No. 15" and top right is "Plate LXXV." Upper left of the bottom image "No. 16 " is inscribed and upper right is "Plate LXXX". Both prints feature very rich original colors but have tape residue and toning around the edges of the sheet, not effecting the image area.

Sculpture

Two Stags
1875-1945, German
Two Stags

Bronze relief sculpture, image size: 12 5/8 x 15 3/8 inches, signed lower right