Philip Wilson Steer was a son of Birkenhead whose artistic prowess brought much success during his own lifetime, but he is sadly less well known now than he deserves to be.
Whistler
Margaret Field, Mrs James Samuel Beale by Sir William Nicholson (1872 – 1949)
Mothering Sunday was once the day on which people would visit their “mother” church but has now become an occasion for honouring the mothers of children and giving them presents.
In Search of the Grosvenor Gallery
Whilst in London yesterday I hunted down the site of the original Grosvenor Gallery on New Bond Street. It wasn’t that easy to spot given the changes that have made been to the frontage in the 130+ years since it closed.