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Description: | This painting shows Oak House before Ruben Farley's restoration. The timberwork is still in a natural un-blacked condition with the plaster also un-painted. Frederick Henry Henshaw was born in Birmingham in 1807. He originally trained as an artist with J V Barber. In 1826, Henshaw moved to London and studied landscape painting. In 1837, he left England for Europe. He returned to Birmingham in 1841 where he stayed until his death in 1891, only leaving Birmingham for annual sketching trips.
A painted scene of Oak House, an old timber framed mansion. The garden is overgrown and climbing plants are around the porch. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Sandwell Museums | Rights holder: | SMBC | Subjects: | Watercolour painting Black Country Fine arts Works on paper Architecture Buildings | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | Henshaw; Frederick Henry (1807 - 1891) | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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