Well the mystery is somewhat solved. Seems the painting that I brought to him is dated between 1835 & 1850. So, no chance my gr-grandfather did them as he was born in 1876. It is from a sketch book and that explains why there are no signatures or dates on them. I guess the artists would go to a spot and do a "rough" drawing of the scene and then take it back to their studio as a reference for a larger picture. It wasn't the worst he seen, but obviously not the best, somewhere in the middle. Nothing stood out to him that would say for eg. "That is a Turner painting". Perhaps like someonr else had said they were from an appreciative employer upon his leave to come to Canada. I was quite pleased with the outcome. He also said that they were not all one artist. The people in the pictures are viewed from the back, because who ever did them at that time was not talented enough to paint faces. Everything he said made perfect sense to me.
Thanks everyone for all your input!
Karen
