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Laurie & Whittle Publishers III

Posted on 19/04/2020 by ronald972

Today, we will conclude our look at the vue d’optique although I still have several which will not be included. We will look at another 8 images ending with three of my favourites (two are un-coloured).We begin with an image … Continue reading →

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Laurie & Whittle Publishers II

Posted on 12/04/2020 by ronald972

We continue our views of #vued’optique published by #Laurie&WhittlePublishers. We look at 6 different city prospects. We start in France and of course with Paris.We see a scene of the river Seine as it divides to bypass the Ile de … Continue reading →

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Laurie & Whittle Publishers

Posted on 05/04/2020 by ronald972

I have a number of old maps in my collection and they usually appear as singles or pairs when I come across them. But a couple of years back I came across a bunch of them. Some 33 maps or … Continue reading →

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The Art of Portraiture II

Posted on 29/03/2020 by ronald972

I have a number of other portraits in my collection, a few of we will visit in this chapter. I do not know the identity of the two gentlemen pictured or the artists that painted them while there appears a … Continue reading →

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The Art of Portraiture

Posted on 29/03/2020 by ronald972

Portraits are often considered to have little value if one does not know the sitter or the artist. In the previous chapter we looked at a photographic portrait of Edward VII. This chapter concerns another portrait but in this case … Continue reading →

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Carl Vandyk, Photographer to Royalty

Posted on 05/03/2020 by ronald972

I don’t usually collect photographs but I couldn’t resist this one. It is a portrait of a fine looking gentleman sitting at an amazing table in a wonderful chair. On the mount just below the picture is the name C. … Continue reading →

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Thomas Faed artist

Posted on 17/02/2020 by ronald972

I recently purchased a drawing which I think is both artistically and historically important. The charcoal drawing is of a young woman sitting in a graveyard on the shore. The oil painting of this scene hangs in Manchester Art Gallery. … Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Pleasure

Posted on 14/02/2020 by ronald972

This past week saw me purchase a small artwork. I went to the local Saturday market at which there are several dealers of curios. One of them had a number of old prints and some watercolours. But a small black … Continue reading →

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Cyril Edward Deakins artist

Posted on 02/02/2020 by ronald972

Most will not recognise the artist of today’s chapter for to me he is a local man. #CyrilEdwardDeakins (1916-2002) was an artist who worked in many mediums – oils, tempera, watercolours, wood-engraving and etching. His technique was sound and his … Continue reading →

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Thomas Bush Hardy artist

Posted on 26/01/2020 by ronald972

We visit an artist known as a marine artist. #ThomasBushHardy (1842-1897) was born in Sheffiel, England. Amazingly, he was mostly self taught and even so he is regarded as one of the finest marine water-colourist. The watercolour in my collection … Continue reading →

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