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John Charles Maggs19th Century coaching oil painting 1882
1882
About the Item
John Charles Maggs
British, (1819-1896)
Bristol, Bath & London Coach Outside The Crown Inn, Bath
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1882
Image size: 17.5 inches x 29.5 inches
Size including frame: 24 inches x 36 inches
Provenance: The Parker Gallery, Albemarle Street, London
A lively coaching scene by John Charles Maggs set outside the Crown Inn, Bath. A passenger can be seen waving to approaching figures, as others alight from the stagecoach. The first regular stage coach from London to Bath started in 1667 running 3 times a week, with a daily service beginning in 1711. On Monday 2 August, 1784, the first mail-coach in England set out between London and Bristol, stopping at Bath and provided a quicker and safer way of transporting mail as well as passengers. The Bath Road, (A4) was the main road linking Bristol and London and it took 2 days for passengers to travel between Bath and London.
At its peak in 1836, 10 stagecoaches were carrying passengers along the Bath Road. However by the end of the 19th century this method of transporting mail and passengers had been replaced by the railways. The Crown Inn was one of a number of inns that sprang up after the London-Bath route was opened. By the mid-18th century, England was crisscrossed with coach routes, and hundreds of inns were spread out at seven to 10-mile stages across the land. Coaching inns provided refreshment, lodging, and fresh horses for weary travellers.
John Charles Maggs was a well-known coaching scene painter who was born at 5 James Street, Bath in 1819. His father, James Maggs was an artist and furniture japanner and his uncle was a portrait painter. He studied in Italy for 2 years before returning to Bath where he established himself as a painter and began to specialise in coaching scenes.
He ran a school of painting at his studio located at 34 Gay Street, known as the Bath Art Studio, where his daughter assisted him. Although he does not appear to have exhibited he enjoyed great popularity during his lifetime winning important patrons such as Queen Victoria, the Duke of Beaufort and Joseph Grego. He died at his home in Bath on 3 November 1896 aged 77.
Presentation: The work is housed in a new, English made gilt frame which is in excellent condition. The frame bears an old label for the Parker Gallery, a firm of picture and print dealers founded in 1750. During the late 1920’s they were based at 28 Berkeley Square, London but by 1937 had moved to 2 Albemarle Street. From the early 80’s they were based were once again in Berkeley Street. The details on the label suggest it was owned by the dealership during the mid 1950’s.
Condition: As with all of our original antique oil paintings, this work is offered in ready to hang gallery condition, having been professionally cleaned, restored and revarnished.
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- Creator:John Charles Maggs (1819 - 1895, British)
- Creation Year:1882
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Nr Broadway, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU15627979362
John Charles Maggs
John Charles Maggs was a well-known coaching scene painter who was born at 5 James Street, Bath in 1819. His father, James Maggs was an artist and furniture japanner and his uncle was a portrait painter. He studied in Italy for 2 years before returning to Bath, where he established himself as a painter and began to specialize in coaching scenes. Maggs ran a school of painting at his studio located at 34 Gay Street, known as the Bath Art Studio, where his daughter assisted him. Although he does not appear to have exhibited, he enjoyed great popularity during his lifetime winning important patrons such as Queen Victoria, the Duke of Beaufort and Joseph Grego. Maggs died at his home in Bath on 3rd November 1896 aged 77. The White Horse Cellar or Hatchetts White Horse Cellar was established around 1720 and became one of the best-known coaching inns during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was located at 155 Piccadilly and was the starting terminus for all western bound mail coaches from London.
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