An original mid-19th-century watercolour painting, William James Müller, Cows in Miniature.A peaceful pastoral evening scene of a group of cows wading and drinking in a river, set against an idyllic farm landscape with a thatched-roof barn in the background. The painting's delicate colouring captures the light's ethereal glow at sundown. Signed: No. Inscribed: Inscribed on separate accompanying backing card: 'William James Müller, 1812–1845'. Height: 8.8cm (3.5″) Width: 12.5cm (4.9″) Condition: There is a small, barely visible repaired tear to the edge of the paper, lower left. On the verso there are small glue and paper remnants around the periphery, due to previous mounting. Presented: Unframed.