Antique Oil Painting of Girl & Goat 19th Century Manner of Hermann Werner

This is a good antique oil painting from the mid 19th century depicting a girl with a goat in rural setting painted the manner of Hermann Werner 1816-1905. The work has been executed on canvas and is in excellent order with good detail and fine brushwork. The original frame is of very good quality in nice original condition, complete and with its original gilding and good antique patina. Werner was a 19th century German artist known for his genre scenes of children playing and scenes that extolled gathered simple virtues of rural family life. A most characterful work of good decorative scale measuring 93cm by 80cm overall. The painting has been cleaned and relined so is in excellent condition for display. Provenance: From the contents of Shillington Manor, Hitchin.