FREDERICK WILLIAM NEWTON WHITEHEAD (1850-1938) 'Middlebere Farm, Arne, Dorset'

circa 1920-25, signed lower left, oil on canvas 31cm x 46cm

Provenance: By repute this work was gifted to a Mrs Knight, the wife of the farmer at Middlebere, by the artist and his wife, Beatrice, who lived in a cottage adjoining Middlebere Farmhouse

Note: Today, Middlebere Farmhouse, on the edge of RSPB Arne Reserve, with its wealth of rare bird life, belongs to the National Trust and is available for holiday rentals