John Ritchie - Christmas Day

[Christmas Day] 1857
oil on canvas
41.5 x 72"

fl. 1857 - 1875.
Genre painter. Exhibited at the RA and elsewhere. Usually his scenes were imaginary and used 16 / 17th C costumes in a panoramic style. His masterpiece is considered to be:


[Summer Day in Hyde Park]
http://www.bridgemanartondemand.com/artist/2397/John_Ritchie
(in the Museum of London)

A smaller watercolour version of Christmas Day is known.

http://www.artnet.com/artist/557193/john-ritchie.html

http://www.bridgemanartondemand.com/artist/2397/John_Ritchie

http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/John-Ritchie/Village-Cricket.html