Coastal scene in sunset was executed by famous English landscape and marine painter George Augustus Williams (1814 – London - 1901). The artist of the Victorian era, and a member of the Williams family of painters, who were related to such famous artists as James Ward, R.A. and George Morland. His father was a well-known landscape artist, who taught him how to paint; otherwise he received no formal instruction. George Augustus painted riverscapes of the Thames, moonlit landscapes, seascapes and views of Kent, Wales and elsewhere. After having four children, George and Caroline moved to Barnes, London, within a stone's throw of the Thames, where they lived for more than fifty years. Literature: artist lexicons: Thieme/Becker, XXXVI, 1947, 24 , on-line Wikipedia. Inscription: signed with artist's proofed monogram lower left. Technique: framed oil on canvas. Measurements: unframed w 22 " x h 14" (61 x 35,5 cm), framed w 31 1/2" x h 21 1/4" (80 x 54 cm) Condition: in very good condition, canvas professionally relined.