What you are looking at
A landscape that refuses to be scenery. A Head Keeper gives you the place without putting anyone in it, and the brushwork stays visible all the way through — you can read the order it was painted in.
A Head Keeper. Our painter follows the same logic rather than copying a photograph of it: the far distances go down cool and weak, the near ground stays loaded, and nothing is blended flat.
Why this one has to be painted by hand
A print flattens a landscape into a poster: the distance collapses, and the sky stops being weather. Painted by hand the depth comes back, because the painter mixes a cooler, weaker version of every colour for the far ground and lets the near ground stay loaded.
Every canvas is painted to order, so the quote follows your size, frame and destination rather than a fixed list. Tell us what you need on WhatsApp and we reply with an exact figure, usually within the hour. You deal directly with the studio that paints it — no reseller layer.
Popular canvas sizes
Every A Head Keeper, Windsor Castle we paint is made to order, so you choose the canvas. These are the sizes our customers ask for most:
From $225.50 — up to $1,053.50 at 64 × 48 in. Exact quote on WhatsApp.
| Size (inches) | Size (cm) | Price (USD) | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 × 12 in | 40 × 30 cm | $225.50 | A shelf, a small wall, a gallery group |
| 20 × 16 in | 50 × 40 cm | $254.50 | Bedroom, hallway, above a console |
| 24 × 20 in | 60 × 50 cm | $364 | Study, home office, above a desk |
| 30 × 24 in | 76 × 61 cm | $455 | Dining room, bedroom feature wall |
| 32 × 24 in | 81 × 61 cm | $471.50 | Living room, above a sideboard |
| 40 × 30 in | 102 × 76 cm | $563.50 | Living room focal wall, above a sofa |
| 48 × 36 in | 122 × 91 cm | $667.50 | Large living room, stairwell, loft |
| 64 × 48 in | 163 × 122 cm | $1,053.50 | Villa scale, lobby, hospitality wall |
Custom sizes are welcome — if your wall needs something between these, or larger, say so and we will quote it. Framing and shipping are quoted separately. Duties and import taxes are the buyer's responsibility (DAP).
Tell us the size and frame — exact quote back, usually within the hour.
💬 Get a Quote for A Head Keeper, Windsor CastleWhere A Head Keeper, Windsor Castle hangs best
This one reads well above a console in an entry. Because the painter works freehand on a blank canvas we keep the proportions of the original rather than cropping to fit, so an unusually wide or tall composition stays honest at any size.
Questions people ask before ordering
What size should I order for A Head Keeper?
Landscape usually lands between 24 x 20 in and 40 x 30 in; wider than that it starts asking for a whole wall. If your wall needs something else, say so and we quote it.
Is A Head Keeper in the public domain?
John Frederick Lewis died in 1876, which puts this work in the public domain — commissioning a hand-painted reproduction is legal, and owning one is legal anywhere in the world. We never pass ours off as the original and never issue certificates of authenticity.
How long does a hand-painted version take?
Roughly two to four weeks of studio time depending mostly on size and how much impasto the surface carries, then several more days for the oil to set before we can photograph and pack it. We send photographs of your actual painting for approval before anything ships.
How close will it be to the original?
It is painted by hand from the same image you are looking at, so it is a painting of the painting, not a scan. Expect the composition, colour and drawing to follow the original closely, and expect the brushwork to be our painter's own — that is the point of commissioning one. You approve photographs before it ships.
Image source and licence
The reference image above is a public-domain reproduction. Source: IQEG5qN958ieoA at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level Licence: Public domain File page on Wikimedia Commons We hand-paint from it; we do not sell prints and never claim the original.