Recently, I acquired an oil painting from a charity shop. It has a small amount of damage which I will get repaired, so it was quite reasonably priced. As far as I have determined, the signature on the painting reads ArthurHoughton but I will let you argue that if you, my readers, with a better interpretation.

#ArthurBoydHoughton (1836-1875) was a British painter working in oils and watercolours. He was also a fine illustrator and drew for The Graphic and Harpers Weekly magazines. Houghton also illustrated a number of books, including The Arabian Nights and Don Quixote. Houghton was well respected during his life. He also travelled extensively, including the USA and Russia. He is, possibly, bedt known for his wood engravings, but his paintings are very well executed. They often focused on his close family. He achieved all this, even with the loss of an eye from a childhood accident.

I have titled this piece ‘Passing Storm’ for the person walking with their umbrella seen in the distance. The damage can be seen on the left-hand side. Quite a nice piece and a good size as a feature item on my wall (495mm x 595) (19 1/2″ x 23 1/3″).