WILLIAM Joseph SHAYER Antique English HORSE Portrait Oil Painting on Panel Unframed

William Joseph Shayer (English, 1787 - 1879) unframed, original oil painting on board. Portrait of a horse and landscape. Signed at lower right. Measures 17 3/4" x 13 1/2". Excellent condition, recently cleaned.  I believe this is William Joseph Shayer Sr., but could possibly be his son. William Joseph Shayer Sr., born in June 1787 in Southampton, England, was a prominent landscape and figure painter of the Victorian era. His artistic journey began with painting decorations on rush-bottom chairs, which evolved into painting carriages in Guildford, followed by heraldic painting. His exceptional talent eventually led him to oil painting, where he excelled in portraying scenes populated with gypsies, animals, and people in front of country inns and farmhouses, as well as beach scenes bustling with boats and fishermen.Shayer's artistic endeavors were mainly centered in the south of England, particularly in Shirley, Southampton, but his work also extended throughout Hampshire and the New Fo