This oil on board landscape painting by H. Williams depicts a scene of the River Esk near Boot in Eskdale, Cumbria. The composition is centred on a single-arched stone bridge spanning the river, surrounded by dense green woodland. Large, pale grey rocks and boulders are prominent in the foreground, leading towards the calm blue water. The work is executed in a representational style with visible brushwork and impasto highlights on the water and foliage. The lower right corner bears the signature H. WILLIAMS, and the lower left corner features the handwritten inscription RIVER ESK / NEAR BOOT / IN ESKDALE. The painting is presented in a deep, ornate gilded frame featuring scrolling foliate and shell corner motifs with a beaded inner border.
23 inches x 19 inches.
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