JAMES JOHN HILL

Titled to the frame "A River Landscape", signed and dated 1880 lower right, also inscribed on stretcher verso "For Birmingham" and dated "August 5th, 1880", oil on canvas, 76.2cm x 1.07m (30 x 42in); frame outer dimensions 91.4cm x 1.22m (36 x 48in); James John Hill, English, 1811-1882, a prominent 19th century artist best known for his landscape and portrait paintings, Hill was elected a member to the Society of British Artists in 1842; later in life, he devoted himself to painting landscapes exclusively, included this major work completed two years before his death