(British, 1830-1904)

A pigeon and her young on an ivy-trimmed ledge, 1856, signed lower left with conjoined monogram" WJW 1856", inscribed in ink on artist's label verso "No. 3 Pigeon and Nestlings/by W. J. Webb/Liverpool/ Niton, Isle of Wight", other inscriptions verso "F.J. Porcher", oil on artist board, 14-7/8 x 11-7/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 18-1/4 x 15-1/4 x 1 in.

Provenance: Ex-collection of Francis James Porcher (Charleston, South Carolina, 1821-1872); Private Collection, Charleston, South Carolina

Exhibited: Liverpool Academy's Thirty-fourth Exhibition, 1858, no. 47, A copy of the exhibition catalog accompanies the lot.

Note: In the F.J. Porcher Catalogue of Paintings, a note states "By W.J. Webb of Isle of Wight purchased at Liverpool Art Exhibition September 1858." (see: https://www.si.edu/object/pigeon-and-nestlings-painting%3Asiris_aeci_43674)

For another work from the same year with the same background see Christie's London, December 13, 2012, Lot 9, which sold for $950,403.