Walter Biddlecombe (1855-1903) English School 19th Century

‘’The Goat Shepherdess’’ oil on canvas signed Walter Biddlecombe lower right and dated 1890, measurement 28 ¾ x 39 ¼ inches
Queen Victoria’s painter Walter Biddlecombre has exhibited at the Royal Academy of Art and the Royal Society of British Artist from 1883 to 1886. The Royal Society of British Artist is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy.
From 1891 to 1899 as many painters, Walter Biddlecombe moved to the south of France and was influenced by the strong sunlight he found there. He developed the unique and highly recognizable style that became fully realized during his stay. Walter Biddlecombe did several Provencal’s landscape around Aix en Provence.