Despite a lack of formal training, Sidney Richard Percy was an accomplished 19th century landscape painter who presented his work at the Royal Academy and various other British venues. Sidney Percy was an artist born in London in 1822 and a member of the well-known Williams family of artists, which included his brothers and father; this was the reason he changed his last name.
Sidney Richard Percy’s paintings focused on countryside scenes throughout the United Kingdom, with particular attention paid to the way the sky and clouds interacted with the earth. As his career progressed, Sidney Percy became an artist who was celebrated by members of the English high society, including Queen Victoria. Some of his most famous work includes Herding the Cattle, Glen Falloch,and A Mountain Pass. Art collectors will find Sidney Percy artwork for sale online, and his and other artists Victorian landscape paintings are available at Invaluable.
Sidney Richard Percy Coastal Landscape with a Shepherd and Sheep 1860 oil on canvas 14 h x 10.125 w in (36 x 26 cm) Signed and dated to lower left 'SR Percy 1860'. Provenance: Private Collection This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
British, 1821-1886 Highland Landscape Signed S. R. Percy (ll) Oil on canvas 18 1/4 x 36 inches (46.3 x 91.5 cm) Frame 23 1/4 x 41 1/4 inches (59 x 104.5 cm) Glue relined. Frame abrasion around the edges. Inpainted cracks and scattered touches of restoration, mostly in the sky.
Sidney Richard Percy (British, 1821-1886) 'On the Fells, Borrowald, Cumberland' Oil on Canvas 1875, signed lower left center, depicting a shepherdess on a moor-covered hill, in a gilt and gesso wood frame, label verso, protective acrylic backing, including paperwork from Richard Green Gallery Provenance: Richard Green , Old Master, European & British Paintings, 44 Dover Street, London, England Property from: a Private Collector, Muncie, Indiana Category: Fine Art > Paintings Estimated Sale Time: 10:15 am CST Shipping Status: Due to size, weight, value or shipping complexity, this item must be shipped via a 3rd Party and the shipping cost may be high. We recommend contacting multiple shipping vendors for an estimate as the cost may vary greatly. Last modified: September 20, 2024, 2:08 pm
Sidney Richard Percy (United Kingdom, 1821-1886). Unilted - Pastoral River Landscape - second half 19th century, oil on canvas, signed 'S.R. Percy' to LR. Framed. Approximate dimensions: canvas h. 9.25", w. 15"; frame h. 18.25", w. 24.25"; d. 2.75".
Sidney Richard Percy (British, 1821-1886), a mountainous Welsh landscape with cattle watering, signed and dated 1881 l.r., oil on canvas, 45 by 65cm, gilt frame
Sidney Richard Percy (British, 1821-1886) River landscape with cattle watering signed and dated 'S R Percy. 1870' (lower right) oil on canvas 61 x 96.5cm (24 x 38in).
Sidney Richard Percy (British, 1821-1886) Snowdon from Llanberis Pass signed 'S R Percy' (lower left) oil on canvas 92 x 153cm (36 1/4 x 60 1/4in). ~For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Sidney Richard Percy, British 1821-1886 The Highland Road; oil on canvas, signed and dated 'S R Percy 69' (lower right), 20.5 x 30.8 cm. Provenance: Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 6 March 2003, lot 74. Private Collection, UK. Note: Percy, as the son of the painter Edward Williams (1781-1855), was a member of the Williams family of artists, which also included artists George Morland (1763-1804) and James Ward (1769-1859). Percy worked as a landscape painter, depicting the countryside across the United Kingdom, drawing particular inspiration from the landscape of Northern Wales, Yorkshire, Devon, and the Scottish Highlands. Percy enjoyed the support of a number of prominent contemporaries, including Prince Albert (1819-1861), who bought one of his works, 'A view of Llyn Dulyn, North Wales', as a gift for Queen Victoria (1819-1901) in 1854. This painting, which remains in the Royal Collection [RCIN 403653] shares many similarities with the present work, both depicting cattle set against the towering Highland mountains beyond. The present work, however, employs an especially bright palette, with the light orange tones of the sun illuminating the landscape and the blue skies above, and imparting the work with a particular sense of optimism and vitality.
Sidney Richard Percy, British 1821-1886 A country lane near Sittingbourne, Kent; oil on canvas, signed and dated 'S.R. Percy / 1842' (lower left), 55.8 x 83.8 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK, since 1972. Note: Percy, as the son of the painter Edward Williams (1781-1855), was a member of the Williams family of artists, which also included artists George Morland (1763-1804) and James Ward (1769-1859). Percy worked as a landscape painter, depicting the countryside across the United Kingdom, drawing particular inspiration from the landscape of Northern Wales, Yorkshire, Devon, and the Scottish Highlands. Percy enjoyed the support of a number of prominent contemporaries, including Prince Albert (1819-1861), who bought one of his works, 'A view of Llyn Dulyn, North Wales', as a gift for Queen Victoria (1819-1901) in 1854 [Royal Collection 403653]. He also exhibited 73 works at the Royal Academy between 1842 and 1886. The present work is a particularly charming example of the artist's oeuvre, depicting an idyllic rural scene near the town of Sittingbourne, Kent, occupied only by cattle and two rustic figures gathering kindling.
SIDNEY RICHARD PERCY (BRITISH 1821-1886) Property from a Private Collection SIDNEY RICHARD PERCY (BRITISH 1821-1886) Barmouth North Wales signed 'SR Percy' (lower left) oil on canvas 23 x 46 cm PROVENANCE: MacConnal-Mason, London
SIDNEY RICHARD PERCY (BRITISH 1821-1886) Property from a Private Collection SIDNEY RICHARD PERCY (BRITISH 1821-1886) Mawddach Estuary signed and dated 'SR Percy/77' (lower right) titled and inscribed (on the reverse) oil on canvas 20 x 30 cm PROVENANCE: MacConnal-Mason, London
(British, 1821-1886) Llyn Dinas, North Wales, signed lower right "S.R. Percy/ 58", oil on canvas, 18 x 31-1/8 in.; painted and gilt wood and composition frame, 23-7/8 x 37 x 2-1/2 in. Provenance: Property from a Historic South Carolina Plantation
Sidney Richard Percy, British 1821-1886- The Highland Road; oil on canvas, signed and dated 'S R Percy 69' (lower right), 20.5 x 30.8 cm. Provenance: Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 6 March 2003, lot 74. Private Collection, UK. Note: Percy, as the son of the painter Edward Williams (1781-1855), was a member of the Williams family of artists, which also included artists George Morland (1763-1804) and James Ward (1769-1859). Percy worked as a landscape painter, depicting the countryside across the United Kingdom, drawing particular inspiration from the landscape of Northern Wales, Yorkshire, Devon, and the Scottish Highlands. Percy enjoyed the support of a number of prominent contemporaries, including Prince Albert (1819-1861), who bought one of his works, 'A view of Llyn Dulyn, North Wales', as a gift for Queen Victoria (1819-1901) in 1854. This painting, which remains in the Royal Collection [RCIN 403653] shares many similarities with the present work, both depicting cattle set against the towering Highland mountains beyond. The present work, however, employs an especially bright palette, with the light orange tones of the sun illuminating the landscape and the blue skies above, and imparting the work with a particular sense of optimism and vitality.
Sidney Richard Percy, British 1821-1886- A country lane near Sittingbourne, Kent; oil on canvas, signed and dated 'S.R. Percy / 1842' (lower left), 55.8 x 83.8 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK, since 1972. Note: Percy, as the son of the painter Edward Williams (1781-1855), was a member of the Williams family of artists, which also included artists George Morland (1763-1804) and James Ward (1769-1859). Percy worked as a landscape painter, depicting the countryside across the United Kingdom, drawing particular inspiration from the landscape of Northern Wales, Yorkshire, Devon, and the Scottish Highlands. Percy enjoyed the support of a number of prominent contemporaries, including Prince Albert (1819-1861), who bought one of his works, 'A view of Llyn Dulyn, North Wales', as a gift for Queen Victoria (1819-1901) in 1854 [Royal Collection 403653]. He also exhibited 73 works at the Royal Academy between 1842 and 1886. The present work is a particularly charming example of the artist's oeuvre, depicting an idyllic rural scene near the town of Sittingbourne, Kent, occupied only by cattle and two rustic figures gathering kindling.
A vintage color print of a painting by the artist Sidney Richard Percy, 1821 to 1886, titled Figures by a Lake in North Wales and dated 1867. Framed. Sidney Richard Percy was a landscape painter. Rendered in Naturalist style, his Victorian landscapes often feature a central Thames River framed by meadows, mountains, and sparse foliage. Although Percy frequently included rural figures and animals in his compositions, his focus was on capturing the beauty and atmospheric presence of the empty countryside. Vintage Prints Of Famous Paintings For Collectors.
Sidney Richard Percy (British, 1821-1886) Lake scene, Borrowdale; Lake scene, Westmoreland (two works) each signed and dated 'S R Percy . 1874' (lower left and lower right) both oil on canvas each 7 1/8 x 13in (18.1 x 33cm)
Sidney Richard Percy (British, 1821-1886) Welsh mountain landscape with cattle by a lake signed and dated 'S R Percy 1885' (lower left) oil on canvas 61 x 91cm (24 x 35 13/16in).
Signed and dated lower right. Depicting a couple walking on a path on the Langdale Pikes. Titled on the stretcher. Having a giltwood and gesso frame, H 32", W 45.5". Provenance: Private collector Bloomfield Hills, MI. Guarisco Gallery Ltd. Washington, D.C.
SIDNEY RICHARD PERCY (ENGLISH 1821-1886)A PEEP AT THE SEA, FAIRLIGHT GLENOil on canvasSigned and dated '1859' (lower left)80 x 136cm (31¼ x 53½ in.)Provenance:Sale, Sotheby's, British & Irish Art, 23 May 2013, lot 21
Sidney Richard Percy, British 1821-1886- The Highland Road; oil on canvas, signed and dated 'S R Percy 69' (lower right), 20.5 x 30.8 cm. Provenance: Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 6 March 2003, lot 74. Private Collection, UK. Note: Percy, as the son of the painter Edward Williams (1781-1855), was a member of the Williams family of artists, which also included artists George Morland (1763-1804) and James Ward (1769-1859). Percy worked as a landscape painter, depicting the countryside across the United Kingdom, drawing particular inspiration from the landscape of Northern Wales, Yorkshire, Devon, and the Scottish Highlands. Percy enjoyed the support of a number of prominent contemporaries, including Prince Albert (1819-1861), who bought one of his works, 'A view of Llyn Dulyn, North Wales', as a gift for Queen Victoria (1819-1901) in 1854. This painting, which remains in the Royal Collection [RCIN 403653] shares many similarities with the present work, both depicting cattle set against the towering Highland mountains beyond. The present work, however, employs an especially bright palette, with the light orange tones of the sun illuminating the landscape and the blue skies above, and imparting the work with a particular sense of optimism and vitality.
Sidney Richard Percy, British 1821-1886- A country lane near Sittingbourne, Kent; oil on canvas, signed and dated 'S.R. Percy / 1842' (lower left), 55.8 x 83.8 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK, since 1972. Note: Percy, as the son of the painter Edward Williams (1781-1855), was a member of the Williams family of artists, which also included artists George Morland (1763-1804) and James Ward (1769-1859). Percy worked as a landscape painter, depicting the countryside across the United Kingdom, drawing particular inspiration from the landscape of Northern Wales, Yorkshire, Devon, and the Scottish Highlands. Percy enjoyed the support of a number of prominent contemporaries, including Prince Albert (1819-1861), who bought one of his works, 'A view of Llyn Dulyn, North Wales', as a gift for Queen Victoria (1819-1901) in 1854 [Royal Collection 403653]. He also exhibited 73 works at the Royal Academy between 1842 and 1886. The present work is a particularly charming example of the artist's oeuvre, depicting an idyllic rural scene near the town of Sittingbourne, Kent, occupied only by cattle and two rustic figures gathering kindling.
Sidney Richard Percy (British, 1821-1886) Highland Loch Landscape; Highland landscape, a pair both signed and dated 'SRPercy 67' (one lower left, the other lower right) oil on canvas each 30.5 x 48cm (12 x 18 7/8in). (2)
Sidney Richard Percy (British, 1821-1886) Sunset over the estuary signed and dated 'S R Percy 1877' (lower right) oil on canvas 24 x 38in (61 x 96.6cm)
SIDNEY RICHARD PERCY (BRITISH, 1821-1886) Cattle and Drover with an Extensive River Landscape Beyond oil on canvas 33 1/8 x 54 1/2 in. (84.3 x 138.4 cm.)
Sidney Richard Percy (British, 1821-1886) A Welsh farm, 1853 Oil on canvas 43 x 60 inches (109.2 x 152.4 cm) Signed and dated lower left: S.R. Percy 1853 Property from the Estate of Robert P. Potts, Dallas, Texas PROVENANCE: Haynes Fine Art of Broadway, London; Robert P. Potts, Dallas, Texas; Estate of the above; Thence by descent to the present owner, 2022. EXHIBITED: Victorian Gallery, Dallas, Texas. HID01801242017
Percy, Sidney Richard (1821-1886) Glen Lochay near Killen, Scotland (1880) Description: Oil on panel, signed and dated on lower left SR Percy 1880, labels of The Cooling galleries London and Sotheby's New York Provenance: Lapidarius, Montreal Dimension (PO): 18" x 12 3/4" Dimension (CM): 45.7 x 32.3 cm Condition report: Upon request, We will gladly answer all your inquiries in a detailed manner.
SIDNEY RICHARD PERCY (ENGLISH 1821-1886) OIL ON CANVAS, 1873, H 12", W 21.5", ANGLERS ON A HIGHLAND LAKE Signed and dated lower right. Depicting anglers on a highland lake with a castle and cattle. Framed with liner H 17.25", W 27.5". Provenance: property from a Rochester Hills, MI private collector.
Sidney Richard Percy (1821-1886) Sidney Richard Percy (1821-1886) A mountainous river landscape with an angler; A river landscape with cattle watering, a figure resting in the foreground the first signed and dated 'S R Percy 1871' l.l., the second 'S R Percy 61' l.r. 28 x 48cm (2)
Sidney Richard Percy, British 1821-1886- Gathering firewood; oil on canvas, signed and dated 'S R Percy 1850' (lower left), 30 x 45.5 cm. Provenance: With Frost and Reed, London.; Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 21 October 1977, lot 7 ('Peasants on a path near Ullswater, Westmorland').; Private Collection. Note: Percy was the son of the painter Edward Williams (1781-1855) and a member of the Williams family of painters (also known as the Barnes School), which included painters George Morland (1763-1804) and James Ward RA (1769-1859). Percy was clearly influenced by the works of his father, with both artists known predominantly as landscape painters, depicting idyllic rural scenes usually including just a few figures. Please refer to department for condition report
SIDNEY RICHARD PERCY (BRITISH, 1821-1886) Cattle watering by a loch; and Loch Katrine oil on canvas 9 x 15 1/4 in. (23 x 39 cm.); 9 x 15 in. (23 x 38 cm.) (2)
Sidney Richard Percy (British, 1821-1886) Killin, Perthshire indistinctly signed 'S R Percy' (lower left) oil on canvas 61 x 91.4cm (24 x 36in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Sidney Richard Percy (British, 1821-1886) Glen Falloch signed and dated 'S.R. Percy 69' (lower right) oil on canvas 62 x 96.8 cm. (24 7/16 x 38 1/8 in.) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
ARTIST: Sidney Richard Percy (British, 1821 - 1886) NAME: Landscape - Near Capel Curig, North Wales YEAR: 1851 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Minor stable craquelure. One small inpainting 1/4" x 1/2" in lower right corner. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: 43 x 30 inches / 109 x 76 cm SIGNATURE: lower left PROVENANCE: Frost and Reed Gallery London, UK; Wally Findlay Gallery Chicago, IL (has labels on verso) CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 120326 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Sidney Richard Percy was an English landscape painter during the Victorian era, and a member of the Williams family of painters, the Barnes School.Sidney Richard Percy was born Sidney Richard Percy Williams in 1821 in London. He was the fifth son of the painter Edward Williams (1781-1855) and Ann Hildebrandt (c.1780-1851), and a member of the Williams family of painters, who were related to such famous artists as James Ward, R.A. and George Morland. His father was a well-known landscape artist, who taught him how to paint; otherwise he received no formal instruction. Although his early paintings were signed "Sidney Williams", he used the name "Percy" from the age of 20 onwards to differentiate himself from the other artists in his family. Starting in 1842, he exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London (65 works), the British Institution (48 works), and the Suffolk Street Gallery of the Society of British Artists (67 works). He also exhibited in many of the lesser-known Victorian art venues as well.His early years were spent in or near the artist's quarter of Tottenham Court, before moving about 1846 with his family to Barnes on the outskirts of London. Here he lived and worked with his father and brothers in a communal artist setting in a large house with a studio that they shared at 32 Castelnau Villas. Barnes today is part of the urban sprawl of London, but much of it was rural countryside in Victorian times. Situated close to the Thames River, there were quiet marshes beneath windmills, farms where horses pulled plows, and wheel-rutted dirt roads running past country inns or through shaded glens. These were the scenes that the Williams brothers captured on canvas during their early years as painters, but as Sidney Richard Percy matured as a landscape painter he increasingly sought his inspiration in Northern Wales, Devon, Yorkshire, the Lake District and Skye.He moved after his 1857 marriage to the Florence Villas on Inner Park Road in Wandsworth, Surrey, and then moved his family about 1863 to Hill House in the village of Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. Hill House was well-placed for painting forays into the English countryside, situated as it was across from the Misbourne Valley. He was extremely popular during these years, which brought him sufficient income to indulge the extravagant tastes of his wife, which included a carriage and several servants.Percy traveled in 1865 to Venice with his friend and neighbor the water colour artist William Callow (1812-1908), and returned visiting Switzerland and Paris. Although war between Prussia and Austria in 1866 put an end to these travels, he returned home to ample artistic inspiration in the Welsh countryside, where he spent many days painting in and around the villages of Llanbedr and Arthog, on either side of the Mawddach estuary in Merioneth. He also made painting forays to the Scottish Highlands.He spent his final years at Mulgrave Road in Sutton, Surrey, where his knee was injured when he was thrown from a horse in a riding accident. When his leg had to be amputated as a consequence, he died prematurely on 13 April 1886 at his home of a heart attack due complications from the operation. Though once quite wealthy, his finances at the time of his death were no longer robust, and his widow had to be supported in her final years by her son-in-law.Sidney Richard Percy Williams married Emily Charlotte Fairlam (1835-1904), the daughter of Richard Fairlam, on 30 June 1857 in the Barnes Parish Church. He and Emily had four children.Sidney Richard Percy had his greatest success painting landscapes of grazing cattle, typically set against backgrounds of distant mountains and cloudy skies. The prevailing hues of his landscapes are earth tones and soft greens, accentuated by a variety of pastel hues. The detail in his work is part of its appeal, and "it was remarked that his rocks and stones were sufficiently accurate to have served as illustrations to the writings of Sir Roderick Murchison, the popular 19th-century geologist." Llyn-y-Ddinas, North Wales, one his more popular works on the internet, displays these qualities. He also painted landscapes of farm fields, wheel-rutted country roads, and the occasional boat scene on a lake.His art interests were not limited to painting, and he was also an amateur photographer, in a day when photography was new and exciting, yet still a poorly understood medium. He frequently used his own photographs of gypsies in the Barnes or Wimbledon Common as the basis for similar figures in his paintings, even though some contemporary critics complained how these figures ruined what otherwise would be delightful landscapes.Although he generally painted in oils, a number of small watercolors on cardboard exist, typically unsigned, that are his work. The family, and his son the painter Herbert Sidney Percy in particular, referred to these as "potboilers", meaning that they were quickly, and often crudely executed, yet easily and cheaply sold "to put food on the table" when working on larger, more time-consuming oils for exhibition, or commissions. Many of these watercolor "potboilers" were done in the field, and then brought back to the studio to refer to when executing a more formal oil on canvas.Sidney Richard Percy was extremely popular during the early part of his career, which for a short time brought him a fair amount of income. Among his patrons during this time was Prince Albert the Royal consort who in 1854 gave Percy's landscape of A view of Llyn Dulyn, North Wales, which had just been exhibited at the Royal Academy, as a gift to his wife Queen Victoria. This painting still hangs today in the Royal Collection. Unfortunately Sidney Richard Percy outlived his popularity, and the art world was more excited about impressionism and other styles than landscapes when he died. Today though, his work is much sought after, and his better paintings bring much higher prices in auction than any of those of his brethren in the Williams family.When the Athenaeum in 1886 ran an obituary for Sidney Richard Percy they called him, "the well-known and popular painter, founder of the so-called School of Barnes . . ." Although depending on the context of what is meant by the so-called Barnes School, this is a bit of an injustice to his father Edward Williams, whom it might be argued is the founder of the Barnes School of painters, but it illustrates the popularity that Sidney Richard Percy held with the art-buying public of his day.
Sidney Richard Percy (British, 1821-1886) 'On Wimbledon Common' signed and dated 'SRPercy.1861' (lower left); further signed, titled and inscribed 'N o2 On Wimbledon Common/Sidney R Percy/Florence Villa Wimbledon Park' (on artist label affixed to stretcher) oil on canvas 46.6 x 79.4cm (18 3/8 x 31 1/4in). unframed For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
