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Cornelius Pearson artist

Posted on 16/10/2025 by ronald972

Today, we look at a small watercolour from my collection. It was painted in 1846 by #CorneliusPearson and shows The Chapel at Haddon Hall. Pearson was a landscape and topographical painter who also dabbled in engraving. He was born in … Continue reading →

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Jan van Eyck a beginning

Posted on 09/03/2025 by ronald972

As I was writing the previous chapter, I discovered that the drawing was of a painting by #JanVanEyck. Van Eyck is considered the creator, or almost so, of oil painting. There are about 20 paintings that exist today of his. … Continue reading →

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Isabella Hedley artist

Posted on 20/10/2024 by ronald972

A few weeks back, I came across a set of drawings by artist #IsabellaHedley. The drawings we look at this week were created in 1836. We will look at another set next chapter, which were drawn in 1837. I have … Continue reading →

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A Life Too Short

Posted on 17/03/2024 by ronald972

The artist we consider, today, might rightly be called both English and French. #RichardParkesBonington was born near Nottingham in a town called Arnold. He worked watercolours and oils and was a very fine illustrator. He learned his watercolour technique from … Continue reading →

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Artist Ben Ripper

Posted on 05/02/2023 by ronald972

We are going down the road to nearby Swaffham in Norfolk to visit with artist #BenRipper. Swaffham was made famous in the Stephen Fry television series ‘Kingdom’. Ben was a local character. Ben was, of course, artist, as well as … Continue reading →

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One name, two artists

Posted on 01/09/2022 by ronald972

Once in a while one comes across artists with the same name. Earlier, I have blogged about JMW Turner as well as J Turner (Turner of Oxford) so today I want to look at the artists known as #JohnWard. We … Continue reading →

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Croxton Kerrial Church

Posted on 10/07/2022 by ronald972

I came across a painting of ‘St Botolph and St John the Baptist’, Croxton Kerrial, Leicestershire, this past week. It is done by an artist for whom I can find no information. The label on the verso states that it … Continue reading →

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Eugene Louis Gabriel Isabey artist

Posted on 11/07/2021 by ronald972

‘Wäscher am Fluss’ watercolour by/after Eugene Isabey @ 1830’s Continue reading →

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Walter Henry Sweet artist

Posted on 20/06/2021 by ronald972

Today we travel to the southwest of the country -Devonshire- to visit an artist who specialised in working in watercolour. A man who painted harbour scenes, cottage scenes and moorland. #WalterHenrySweet (1889-1943) was a prolific and popular artist at the … Continue reading →

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Art with Inscription

Posted on 16/05/2021 by ronald972

This past week, I added what I thought was a nice ‘Italianate scene’ watercolour to my collection. On the back is an inscription. Now writing on artworks or books does not necessarily make them more valuable (usually less). The writing … Continue reading →

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