Monthly Archives: March 2026

Robert Jacob Hamerton and Charles Dickens

Today, we will look at a sketch that has been in my collection a while, and I have now researched it at more depth. It is by artist #RobertJacobHamerton (1810-1904). Hamerton was an artist/illustrator who worked alongside illustrators like #HablotKnightBrowne … Continue reading

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Francois Boucher a French Master

Recently, I purchased a piece from an auction house. It was purportedly a print according to the sale catalogue. I was not completely convinced of this, but the image shown was not good enough to say otherwise. It was in … Continue reading

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Harold Workman artist

In my collection is a watercolour by #HaroldWorkman (1897-1975). He is mostly known as a painter of landscapes and townscapes in oils and watercolours. Workman was born in Oldham. He studied at the Oldham School of Art and Manchester School … Continue reading

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An Expression of Sorrow

We consider, today, two empty chairs. The first is seen in an ink drawing by #HEWalker (no information found regarding this artist). Here, we see a young lady overwhelmed with grief, standing beside an empty chair – husband, father, brother … Continue reading

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Hubert John Williams artist

We are hitting the road this week to travel south to a village called #Poynings and back in time to 1940, Eastertime also. Which would have been late March then. Poynings lies within the South Downs National Park. Here, we … Continue reading

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