George Edwards Hering

George Edwards Hering (1805-1879) The Colosseum from the Palace of the Caesars, Rome indistinctly signed and inscribed 'G.E. He.../The Colise...[sic.] /from the P...' (on a fragment of a label attached to the reverse) oil on card laid down on board 13 ¾ x 20 1/8 in. (34.9 x 51.1 cm.)

Description: George Edwards Hering London 1805 - London 1879 Antique Temples on Sicily Oil/canvas, 70,5 x 102,5 cm, lo. le. sign. G. E. Hering, slight craquelure, min. rest., relined.- English landscape painter with German ancestors. H. tudied in Munich since 1832 a. began exhibiting at the local Kunstverein as early as 1830. He travelled extensively through Italy a. the the Balkans. After returning to London in 1936 he exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy a. at the British Institution, one of his paintings was bought by the prince consort. - Mus.: London (Victoria a. Albert Mus.), Cambridge (Fitzwilliam Mus.), Sheffield, Melbourne. - Lit.: Boetticher, Thieme-Becker, Bénézit.

Description George Edwards Hering (1805-1879) The Giudecca, Venice Oil on canvas Signed andindistinctly dated 1857 Inscribed on label attached to reverse 72.5x 129.5 cm (28 1/4 x 51 in) ProvenanceJames Blyth, Woolhampton House, Berkshire;thence by descent. George Edwards Hering studied in Venice for two years afterstudying in Munich and travelling in Switzerland with his patronLord Erskine. He later travelled to Rome, wherehe met John Paget, a publisher of travel books, for whom he worked on many illustrations. Heringreturned to London in 1836 and became a regular exhibitor at theRA, BI and SS. After Hering's death, twosales of his works were held at Christie's, 7th May 1880and 25th April 1881. condition report Relined, fine craqueleurethroughout, shrinkage throughout, scatteredretouchings to sky area, may benefit from a lightclean

George Edwards Hering (London 1805-1879) View of the Naval and Military Hospital, Stonehouse, Plymouth signed with initials, inscribed and dated 'The Naval and MilitaryHospitals. Stonehouse/Plymouth 12. Oct r . 1850 G.E.H.'(lower right) pencil and watercolour heightened with white, on paper,unframed 6¾ x 9 7/8 in. (17.2 x 25.2 cm.); An unframed watercolour of themedieval lighthouse on St. Catherine's Hill, near Kniton [sic] onthe Isle of Wight; An unframed watercolour of Hove, both by otherhands; and An unframed drawing of Harwich, from the circle ofWilliam Joy (4)

George Edwards Hering (1805-1879) Italian lake scene Oil on canvas Signed an dated 1853 lower right 42cm x 68cm Provenance: The collection of J. Crossley Eno, by 1915; The collection of Frederick John Nettlefold; Thence by descent Literature: A catalogue of the picture and drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettlefold, illustrated page 165 This painting may possibly be one of the two Italian lake scenes which Hering exhibited at the British Institution in 1853:- No. 166, 'Isola di San Guilo, Lago d'Orta' No. 268, 'Isola dei Pescatori, Lago Magiore' condition report