Myles Birket Foster

(British, 1825–1899)

Myles Birket Foster was an English genre artist, best known for his Victorian-era illustrations of rural scenes and children. Born on February 4, 1825 in North Shields, England, Foster was celebrated as one of the most popular watercolor artist of the era. His idealized, sepia-toned countryside prints and paintings were popularized and reproduced on the cover of books, magazines, and chocolate boxes. Developing a love for the arts through apprenticing under the engraver Ebenezer Landells, Foster quickly moved from commercial printing to the fine arts. An autodidactic watercolor painter, he traveled throughout Europe to immerse himself in varied environments, finally settling in Witley, England where he produced the works which brought him widespread recognition. Before his death on March 27, 1899 in Weybridge, England, Foster exhibited over 400 paintings at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

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The road to market

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The road to market

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Venice

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Venice

Sale Date: November 17, 2010

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Near Ballater

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Near Ballater

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Herding the cattle at dusk

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Herding the cattle at dusk

Sale Date: November 17, 2010

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Scene of Venice

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Scene of Venice

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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The little shepherds

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The little shepherds

Sale Date: September 29, 2010

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At the spring

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At the spring

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The Tyne at Ovington

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The Tyne at Ovington

Sale Date: September 29, 2010

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Fishing

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Fishing

Sale Date: September 12, 2010

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Mother and daughter

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Mother and daughter

Sale Date: September 12, 2010

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Boats in an estuary

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Boats in an estuary

Sale Date: September 14, 2010

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Women washing at Stressa, Lake Garda

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Women washing at Stressa, Lake Garda

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A continental town

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A continental town

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Bolton Abbey

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Bolton Abbey

Sale Date: September 14, 2010

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Figures waiting on the shore at Hastings

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Figures waiting on the shore at Hastings

Sale Date: June 30, 2010

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Scene of Venice

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Scene of Venice

Sale Date: June 12, 2010

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On the river Spean, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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On the river Spean, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Spring on a surrey common

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Spring on a surrey common

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Crossing the ford

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Crossing the ford

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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Sunset on the Thames

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Sunset on the Thames

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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A lace maker, 1930

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A lace maker, 1930

Sale Date: April 22, 2010

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Playing with baby

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Playing with baby

Sale Date: April 22, 2010

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A school girl

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A school girl

Sale Date: April 22, 2010

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Waiting for father

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Waiting for father

Sale Date: April 22, 2010

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