William Barnes Wollen (1857–1936) was born in Leipzig he was educated in London before beginning a formal art education at the Slade School. In his early career he painted sporting scenes but gradually developed into a painter of battle scenes.
Landscape
Landscape at Asheham House, Lewes by Roger Eliot Fry (1866 – 1934)
Monk’s House, where this painting hangs, was bought in 1919 by the writer Virginia Woolf and her husband, the political activist, journalist and editor Leonard Woolf. Its tranquil location in the village of Rodmell, three miles south-east of Lewes, afforded them a relaxing space away from the bustle of London.
A View of the Peak: The Dove Holes by John Harris (1715-1755)
This commanding view of The Dove Holes was one of two survivors of a set of three paintings on the theme of views of the Peak District created by the artist Harris in 1769. (more…)
Snow at Wharfdale II by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912 – 2004)
Wilhelmina (or Willie) Barns-Graham was born in St Andrews, Fife, on 8 June 1912. As a young child she showed signs of creative ability and wanted to be an artist from a very early age.
Warmond castle in a winter landscape by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraten (1622 – 1666)
Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraten was the eldest and most successful of an artistic family. He specialised in wintry views of Dutch townscapes and lived in Amsterdam where he produced his earliest dated scenes in the 1650s.
Scene at Jellalabad, 1842 by Captain William Wellington Powell (1813-1879)
Captain Powell was born to affluent parents and grew up in Hammerton Hall in Lancashire, a prestigious manor house which dates back to the 1600’s. He relinquished a comfortable existence for a life of adventure and service in the British Army joining the 9th (or the East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot, an infantry line regiment which is now part of the Royal Anglican Regiment.
Night: Rocky Inlet with Fisherfolk setting their Nets, cooking and drinking by Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714-1789)
Many art collectors in the eighteenth century preferred to purchase paintings which were in pairs or sets so that they could be hung sympathetically to the layout of furniture in their houses.
The Market of Tetuan by Captain the Hon. Frederick William John Shore (1844-1916)
Tétouan, to use its French name, is a city in northern Morocco. It is one of the two major ports on the Mediterranean Sea lying a few miles south of the Strait of Gibraltar. (more…)
Chester Castle by moonlight by Henry Pether (1828-1865)
Visitors walking towards the bustling shopping streets of Chester city centre in the run up to Christmas would be hard-pressed to identify the serene scene captured by Henry Pether just two generations previously.
The Avalanche at Lewes, 1836 attributed to Thomas Henwood
On December 27th 1836 tragedy struck the people of Lewes in an event that was the worst ever seen of its kind. The winter weather was exceptionally brutal across the country, with the South of England especially vulnerable to heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions. This had caused a huge build-up of snow on the side of Cliffe Hill, an imposing chalk cliff that towered above the eastern side of Lewes.
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