Robert T Stuart, River Landscape With Washerwoman Above A Mantel Millitz became the painter for

Millitz became the painter for the Austrian Imperial Court when he succeeded his tutor

625 achieved for an oil painting in 1995

the Fine Arts Journal noted that “His work is imbued with poetry

Each figure buckled with the weight of labour - carrying creaking baskets and tools

Artist’s auction maximum: £4

Robert T Stuart, River Landscape With Washerwoman Above A Mantel Millitz became the painter forThis calm late 19th century oil painting by Robert T Stuart (XIX) depicts a picturesque river landscape with a washerwoman and distant cottages. Under the gentle glow of a partially cloud covered sky, a woman works at the river's edge. She's set within a gently receding composition that leads the eye from the foreground, across the still water, and into a softened distance where smoke rises faintly. To the left, a dense grouping of trees anchors the