Louisa Hare, A Pair of English Apples, 1832, Watercolour

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An original c.1832 watercolour painting, Louisa Hare, A Pair of English Apples.An outstanding large botanical painting, dating from around the … Read more An original c.1832 watercolour painting, Louisa Hare, A Pair of English Apples.An outstanding large botanical painting, dating from around the 1830s. The sheet is in wonderfully clean and bright condition, due to having been well preserved in a Victorian album.The apples depicted are likely to be an old English variety, possibly at the Eardiston estate in Worcestershire (which is the location on another picture from the same collection). The estate was said to have the greatest breadth of orcharding in the county.The artist is believed to be Louisa Hare (1776–1853), who resided at Whittern, a large estate at Lyonshall in Herefordshire. Louisa Hare was sister of Catherine Johnstone née Brome (1775–1833), who commissioned the pictures in our collection Sublime Landscapes: Peak District & North Wales 1832.Interestingly, in 1839, the young naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823–1913) lived for a time at Kington, less than three miles from Lyonshall. It was at Kington, inspired by the natural landscape and flora around him, that Wallace began to develop an interest in natural history subjects—especially geology, astronomy, and botany—and he became associated with the newly formed Kington Mechanics' Institution.In watercolour with gum arabic to intensify the colour. On Turnbull Superfine London Board.All artworks come with a Certificate of Authenticity and—if it is a collection artwork—its accompanying collection text or artist biography. Signed: No. Inscribed: No. Height: 33.9cm (13.3″) Width: 25.7cm (10.1″) Condition: In good condition for its age. The picture may have minor imperfections such as slight marks, toning, foxing, creasing or pinholes, commensurate with age. Please see photos for detail.There are historic adhesive marks and/or paper remnants to the verso, from previous mounting. Presented: Unframed. See less