Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759–1817) 18th C Rural Wales Oil Painting – Signed 1792

Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759–1817) 18th C Rural Wales Oil Painting – Signed 1792

A rare and historically significant original oil painting by Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759–1817), titled Figures and Livestock in a Barn, Wales (1792). This signed and dated work beautifully captures 18th-century rural life during a pivotal moment in Britain’s pre-industrial history.

Painted during Ibbetson’s 1792 Welsh tour alongside his patron Hon. Robert Fulke Greville and watercolourist John ‘Warwick’ Smith, the painting documents traditional agricultural practices with remarkable observational detail.

• Artist: Julius Caesar Ibbetson

• Title: Figures and Livestock in a Barn, Wales

• Date: 1792

• Medium: Oil on canvas

• Signature: Signed and dated “Ibbetson” lower left

• Framed Dimensions: 67 x 79 cm

• Canvas Dimensions: 51 x 65 cm

• Provenance: Sotheby's Lot 196 Old Master And Early British Paintings

• 30 October 2008 • London

• Condition: Very good antique condition – minor age-related wear

This nostalgic summer scene is more than just decorative—it is a culturally important historical record of life before the Industrial Revolution, painted by one of Britain’s foremost landscape and rural genre artists.