"undergrowth" By William Wyld

William WYLD was born in London in 1806. He died in 1889. He was a landscape painter, watercolorist, and illustrator. He served as secretary to the British consul in Calais but resigned from that position to study painting in Paris under Louis Français. There he became friends with Horace Vernet, with whom he traveled to Italy, Spain, and Algeria. He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1839, where he won a third-class medal and then a second-class medal in 1841. An excellent watercolorist, he was a member of the New Water-Colour Society in London. William Wyld is listed in the “Bénézit” as well as in the dictionary “Petits Maîtres de la peinture” by Gérald Schurr and Pierre Cabanne. The dimensions of the painting, including the frame, are 26 cm x 19 cm. The cost of packaging, shipping, and insurance via tracked Colissimo is €25 for France and €35 for the European Union.