Ancient English painting dated 1866. Oil on panel work depicting a rural scene, a small house with a merchant, a donkey and farm animals of good pictorial quality. Small-sized painting, signed and dated lower right H. H. Armstead 1866 (see photo) referable to the English artist Henry Hugh Armstead (1828-1905), missing additional documentation.
Work adorned with a beautiful sculpted and gilded frame enriched with floral elements in relief (see photo). Painting that develops horizontally, finely painted down to the smallest details, for antique dealers and collectors. In beautiful patina and in good state of conservation. Painting light H 23 x W 29 cm.