(London 1840–1920) Strayed from the Flock, monogrammed, dated B. R. 1867, oil on canvas, 71 x 92 cm, framed, (GG) Provenance:Private Collection Italy. Exhibited: London, Royal Academy, 1867. In 1867, when the present lot was painted, Briton Rivière appeared to have fallen into a melancholy artistic mood with the representation of a dead lamb lying in the snow. The robin next to him, which is singing, stands in stark contrast to the dead lamb. The artist often painted overly-sentimental…