English Wild Flowers
William James Stillman (Schenectady 1828 - Surrey 1901)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1876
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
445 x 295 mm
Order this imageCollection
Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288961
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, English Wild Flowers by William James Stillman (Schenectady 1828 - Surrey 1901), signed, dated and inscribed: "W.J.S. 1876 to Mrs. W.P.G." A still life of spring flowers including primroses, bluebells and sprigs of blossom, contained in a basket and glass jars.
Provenance
Presented by the artist to Mrs. Wendel Phillips Garrison (Lucy McKim); Mrs. Hendon Chubb who bequeathed it to Wightwick; transferred to the National Trust on the death of Rosalie Glynn Grylls, Lady Mander (1905 - 1988)
Marks and inscriptions
WJS to Mrs.WPG English Wild Flowers 1871 (signed bottom right)
Makers and roles
William James Stillman (Schenectady 1828 - Surrey 1901), artist