F.W. Kirtley (British, XIX) - Mountain Landscape with Sheep. 36 x 56 cm (unframed) - 55.5 x 75.5 cm (framed). Oil on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame. Signed lower right: «F.W. Kirtley». A British painter active in the second half of the nineteenth century, F.W. Kirtley works within the tradition of English Romantic landscape painting, in particular rural subjects set in the Scottish Highlands. The painting depicts an expansive landscape featuring a stream in the foreground, a flock of sheep grazing on a grassy slope, and a mountainous backdrop under a dramatic cloudy sky. The rendering of the animals' fleece and the surrounding vegetation is handled with care, while the animated sky lends the scene an atmosphere characteristic of Victorian-era British landscape painting. Condition report: Original canvas. Good overall condition of the painted surface. - This item is sold with a certificate of authenticity with legal validity. - Further informations on the condition report are available upon request. - All shipments are handled with professional packaging. The frame, if present, is to be understood as a gift and therefore its structural integrity during transport is not guaranteed. *Please keep in mind that this work has not yet obtained the certificate of free export from Italy from the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage. This document certifies that the work is not part of the Italian cultural heritage. Normally the times for issuing certificates are 40 days from the date of the appointment: The new legislation in force from 2021 provides for shorter times at the discretion of the expert commission for declared amounts of less than € 13,500. All costs of this operation are included.