A trout stream, North Wales

Details

Henry John Boddington, R.B.A. (1811-1865)
A trout stream, North Wales
signed 'H J Boddington' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed 'A trout stream North Wales/H J Boddington/Lonsdale Villas/Barnes Surrey' (on a label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
35 x 45½ in. (88.9 x 115.5 cm.)

Provenance

with The Rehs Galleries Inc., New York.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 22 March 1989, lot 25.

Exhibited

Possibly London, Royal Society of British Artists, 1858, no. 385.

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Lot Essay

Henry John Boddington was the second son of the artist Edward Williams and brother of Sidney Richard Percy, amongst others. His marriage, in 1832, inspired him to adopt his wife's maiden name as a means of distinguishing himself from his family and other artists of the same name. Boddington was one of the most charismatic and popular members of the Royal Society of British Artists. He was known for his large and technically accomplished landscapes, and his ability to construct compositions. He often positioned the light source just off canvas, as in the present view, so that the foreground greenery is backlit with sunlight.
This scene can be identified as the Afon Glaslyn, in Snowdonia.
We are grateful to Michael Knowles, O.B.E., for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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