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John Charles Maggs
19th Century coaching oil painting
1882

Name: 19th Century coaching oil painting
Brand: John Charles Maggs
Price: 7270.77 USD
Availability: InStock

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 However by the end of the 19th century this method of transporting mail and passengers had been replaced by the railways.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. © Benton Fine Art

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)

Medium:

Oil,Canvas

Movement & Style:

Victorian

Period:

19th Century

Condition:

Gallery Location:

Nr Broadway, GB

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU15627979362

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John Charles Maggs
19th Century coaching oil painting
1882

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