An atmospheric oil on board depicting classical ruins silhouetted against a glowing dusk sky, their reflection cast in the still water below. Birds circle in the distance, heightening the sense of calm and solitude. The composition has a romantic quality, typical of 19th-century taste for the picturesque and sublime.
 
Medium & Support: Oil on board.
Frame: Ornate gilt frame with foliate moulding; wear and rubbing consistent with age but decorative and stable.
Condition: Fair antique condition; surface craquelure and signs of age.
Signature: Unsigned.
 
Details:
Dimensions: 
Framed: 42 × 35 cm
Board: 28 × 22 cm
 
Notes: A romantic English School landscape, evocative of the 19th-century fascination with ruins and nature’s power over man-made structures. Ready to hang.