An Interesting English Oil on Canvas by John Christian Maggs of Bath (1800 to 1900 England)

Oil on Canvas

49.50cm wide 68.50cm high (19.49 inches wide26.97 inches high)

John Christian (Charles) Maggs (1819 – 1895) is well known for his coaching scenes and depictions of public houses. His most popular paintings were those that depict the arrival of the Royal Mail coach in the Victorian English village. Maggs also ran a painting school in Bath to which city his name is often associated. He had many patrons of whom Queen Victoria was one.

An Interesting English Oil on Canvas by John Christian Maggs of Bath (1819 – 1895)
Of the Master Mason John Dell Esq.
The reverse of the canvas inscribed ‘John Dell Esq.’ and ‘J.C.Maggs fecit 1841’

Size : 68.5 cm high, 49.5 cm wide – 27 ins high, 19½ ins wide
82 cm high, 63 cm wide – 32¼ ins high, 24¾ ins wide (framed)