British Genre Scene Unequal Snowball Fight 19th Century Oil Painting Signed

Signed lower left: Charles Hunt Jr., (1829–1900), was British. Painting resembles those of Ch. Dickens novels especially dress fashion. An unequal snowball fight, three tomboys against one... Probably, many people remember imagery from childhood, where there were flushed cheeks (whether from frost, or from the excitement of the game), flying snowballs and wet clothes.These imagery return to us every time with the onset of winter and snow. This painting take you to warm childhood memories, again and again... Antique oil painting on canvas, signed, framed. 
Size app.: 36.2 x 30.8 cm (roughly 14.3 x 12.1 in), frame 43.7 x 38.3 cm (roughly 17.2 x 15.1 in). Very Good ready to hang condition (note the frame restoration upper left), age wear. Please study good resolution images for overall cosmetic condition. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 0.8 kg is going to measure some 2 kg packed for shipment.
Charles Hunt, was the son of artist, Charles Hunt (1803-1877) and he was exposed to the world of art as seen through his father's eyes; he learned a lot about the genre style from Charles Sr. who frequently exhibited in private galleries until 1846, but it was not until Charles Sr. was about sixty that he presented his paintings to the Royal Academy of London; during his later years, the senior British artist painted humorous themes involving children performing in various play scenes such as police court or renditions of Shakespeare. From a rich artistic heritage derived through his father, Charles Jr. also began to paint genre scenes in a classical, traditional mode using realistic detailing.