WILLIAM PAYNE (1760-1830) A COTTAGE BY A WOODLAND PATH signed and dated 1797

WILLIAM PAYNE (1760-1830) A COTTAGE BY A WOODLAND PATH signed and dated 1797, oil on mahogany panel, 24.5 x 34.5cmExhibited: Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Muesum, William Payne (1760-1830) A Plymouth Experience, September-November 1992, Catalogue No. 80.In his catalogue to the 1992 Exhibition. David Japes describes "The sparkling quality" of this beautiful small panel, painted in Payne's second period. The golden sunlight which lights up the picturesque elements of the composition harmonise with the cooler, distant landscape beyond the trees.