Lot 1269: William B. Hough (fl.1857-1894) Still Life of a

William B. Hough (fl.1857-1894) Still Life of a Bird's Nest with Green Eggs, small wild strawberry in the foreground and against a mossy bank Signed, pencil, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with white, 13.5cm by 17cm The artist was an imitator of William Henry Hunt painting very meticulous still life of fruit, flowers and birds. He exhibited at the New Watercolour Society and elsewhere from 1857-1894 and also painted competent and attractive landscapes. He lived in Coventry and London. Examples of his work can be found at the V&A museum, Glasgow Art Gallery and Newport Art Gallery South Wales.