Lot 87: Frederick Richard Lee (British, 1798-1879) Oil on Canvas

Early 19th century oil painting on canvas by Frederick Richard Lee (British, 1798-1879. Signed in lower left as shown, see photos. Depicting a cottage landscape scene with mother and child picking berries. Sky and clouds appear to come right of the canvas toward you while viewing. Exceptional example and execution. Sight size measuring approx 24" wide x 18" tall and 30" wide x 24" tall including the period gilt frame. Appears to have very old professional cleaning and relined, see photos. Frederick enrolled as a student at the Royal Academy on 16 January 1818, aged nineteen. ... One of F.R. Lee's paintings from this time is "Bringing in the Stag", (1830, ... He exhibited at the British Institution in 1822, and the following years.