A finely painted rural landscape at sunset, with harvest sheaves scattered across rolling fields. A lone figure walks along the path while a horse and rider emerge from the shade of the trees, the whole scene suffused with warm light breaking through the evening sky. The treatment of atmosphere and expansive composition is strongly reminiscent of the work of David Cox, one of the leading figures of English landscape painting.
 
Medium & Support: Oil on canvas.
Frame: Gilt frame with moulded inner edge; rubbing and wear consistent with age but structurally sound.
Condition: Surface with craquelure, light marks and wear, one small indentation, but stable and ready to hang.
Signature: Signed and dated lower left David Cox 1848.
 
Details:
Dimensions:
Framed: 53 × 36 cm
Visible painting:42 × 26 cm
 
Notes: If authenticated as a genuine work by David Cox, this would represent a valuable and significant example of his late oil landscapes. Stylistically consistent but further specialist verification would be required. Ready to hang.