Eloise Harriet Stannard (Follower), Still Life With Baskets, Bird’s Nest & Flowers Genre This charming pair of late

This charming pair of late 18th-century French oil paintings depict a smartly attired husband and wife

Painted with remarkable confidence

softness of the brush

the young man adopted the trade with considerable vigour

Pesci was born in Parma

Eloise Harriet Stannard (Follower), Still Life With Baskets, Bird’s Nest & Flowers Genre This charming pair of lateThis late 19th century English School watercolour depicts an array of flora nestled into a mossy bank, together with a birds nest and two baskets. Late 19th century English still life painters, such as the Clare family, had a skill for capturing natures bounty with finesse. George Clare (1835 1890), for example, would forage through hedgerows for inspiration and his works evoke a gentle walk through the English countryside. This piece, signed E H