George Smith Of Chichester (Circle), 18th-Century Pastoral Landscape With River, Cattle & Drover Cities This painting is a nod

This painting is a nod to both schools - it’s traditional in terms of its subject yet impressionistic in style

The painting is signed in the lower right and we can supply its original frame if required

The paint has craquelure throughout with some flaking and losses in the lower left but it seems fairly stable

having made several voyages to China

A peaceful impressionistic rural view of several farm buildings situated on the Danish coast

George Smith Of Chichester (Circle), 18th-Century Pastoral Landscape With River, Cattle & Drover Cities This painting is a nodThis beautiful 18th century pastoral landscape depicts a scenic river view under the mellow haze of a sunset. Its an idyllic snapshot of the British countryside. From our viewpoint on the riverbank, our eye is drawn towards a stone bridge where a drover is guiding his cattle to a nearby field. A large tree creates a majestic vertical, which guides the eye further. Beyond them, additional livestock graze by a distant copse, a few careful marks signify