Large Antique English 19thC Oil Painting River Lyn Landscape Barnstaple Devon by Albert Lane, 1860 Decorative Arts Catherine II of Russia was

Catherine II of Russia was eager to secure his presence in St Petersburg

The jug modeled with a fabulous lion handle

By 1931 he had shown at the Salon d'Automne and entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts

The mirror will be an elegant addition to an entryway

Large Antique English 19thC Oil Painting River Lyn Landscape Barnstaple Devon by Albert Lane, 1860 Decorative Arts Catherine II of Russia wasA large and fine antique oil painting, river landscape, The Est Lyn River near Barnstaple, Devon, England, by Albert Lane R. A. (active from 1856 deceased in 1872). Albert Lane was an artist working mainly painting in watercolors, he lived in Barnstaple North Devon, painting views in Devon, Wales, Surrey and elsewhere. He frequently exhibited his work at the Royal Academy, the Suffolk Street Galleries and the British Institute. The painting depicts a