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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Rhône Valley, Switzerland

Myles Birket Foster

Rhône Valley, Switzerland

Sale Date: June 5, 2003

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San Georgio and San Salute, Venice

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San Georgio and San Salute, Venice

Sale Date: June 5, 2003

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Cattle watering

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Cattle watering

Sale Date: May 20, 2003

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Figures outside a house

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Figures outside a house

Sale Date: March 27, 2003

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Boating on the lake

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Boating on the lake

Sale Date: March 27, 2003

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Streatley on Thames, Berkshire

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Streatley on Thames, Berkshire

Sale Date: March 19, 2003

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On the Italian lakes

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On the Italian lakes

Sale Date: March 11, 2003

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The bridge over the Mosel at Coblenz

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The bridge over the Mosel at Coblenz

Sale Date: March 11, 2003

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The sleeping shepherd

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The sleeping shepherd

Sale Date: March 11, 2003

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The Alhambra, Granada, Spain

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The Alhambra, Granada, Spain

Sale Date: March 11, 2003

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Isola Pescatori, Lago Maggiore

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Isola Pescatori, Lago Maggiore

Sale Date: March 11, 2003

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Gathering berries

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Gathering berries

Sale Date: March 11, 2003

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The flower seller

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The flower seller

Sale Date: March 11, 2003

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San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

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San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

Sale Date: March 11, 2003

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A cooling drink

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A cooling drink

Sale Date: March 11, 2003

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The washing day

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The washing day

Sale Date: March 11, 2003

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Fording the stream

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Fording the stream

Sale Date: March 11, 2003

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Walking along a country lane, a Parish church...

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Walking along a country lane, a Parish church...

Sale Date: January 29, 2003

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The stile

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Sale Date: December 2, 2002

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Cattle watering

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Cattle watering

Sale Date: December 2, 2002

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Rochester from the river

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Rochester from the river

Sale Date: December 2, 2002

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Picking blackberries

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Picking blackberries

Sale Date: November 21, 2002

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The statue of Erasmus, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Myles Birket Foster

The statue of Erasmus, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Sale Date: November 5, 2002

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Girls gathering firewood near Dorking, Surrey

Myles Birket Foster

Girls gathering firewood near Dorking, Surrey

Sale Date: November 5, 2002

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