William Henry Pyne, 1769–1843 British Painter, Beautiful Painting Of Lake In Northern Italy.

William Henry Pyne, 1769-1843 British painter A large, beautiful and idyllic painting by an eminent British painter William Henry Pyne, 1769–43 representing a picturesque landscape with a lake in northern Italy. Oil on canvas, framing in a decorated gilded wooden frame. Sign. Dimensions of the painting: 50 x 76 cm. (19.7 x 29.9 inches.), Dimensions with frame: 66cm x 92cm. (25 63/64 x 25 63/64) William Henry Pyne was his own publisher for The History of the Royal Residences (1816–19), a large illustrated book with 100 engravings of the exteriors and interior decorations and furniture of the chateau de Windsor, St. James Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace and Hampton Court Palace. Pyne's works are among the main museum collections, such as the Royal Collection and the British Museum. Her son, George Pyne (1800–01 - 1884), was also a watercolor painter, a writer on drawing and perspective.