Tag Archives: portrait

Jane Austen

Posted on 17/07/2017 by ronald972

One expects that great and renowned authors like #JaneAusten would be instantly recognisable but in fact only five or six images of Miss Austen have been authenticated and most of them are taken from a drawing done by Jane’s sister … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches | Tagged body colour, dress, graphite, Jane Austen, portrait | Leave a comment

Robert Hills O. W. S.

Posted on 21/05/2017 by ronald972

#RobertHills (1769 – 1844) is not a name which most people will recognise for being influential in the British painting scene. Hills was an English painter and etcher, working mostly as a watercolourist and etcher with the odd venture into … Continue reading →

Posted in Watercolour paintings | Tagged blouse, dress, portrait, Robert Hills, watercolour | Leave a comment

Adelaide Webster

Posted on 25/10/2016 by ronald972

In the last few weeks I have added several portraits to my collection. We begin with #AdelaideWebster, painter in oil and watercolour. Adelaide was born in Glasgow in 1877. Adelaide Webster succeeded early in her career. She regularly exhibited … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches | Tagged Adelaide Webster, film actress, Mary Pickford, pastel, portrait | Leave a comment

Jacobus Houbraken Etcher

Posted on 05/06/2016 by ronald972

#JacobusHoubraken (1698-1780) was the son of Dutch painter and writer Arnold Houbraken. He was one of ten children, several of which followed their father into the arts. Jacobus Houbraken was possibly the pre-eminent Dutch etcher of his time. He excelled in … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Etching, Oil Paintings | Tagged canal, Holland, portrait, Schiedam, sluisje | Leave a comment

From a Poet Priest to an Adulteress Muse

Posted on 07/11/2015 by ronald972

Two people who in different ways either created or caused to be created beautiful art. We visit with #GeorgeHerbert and with #JaneBurdenMorris. George Herbert was born into an artistic and wealthy Welsh family. Herbert received a fine education culminating at Cambridge. … Continue reading →

Posted in Etching, Watercolour paintings | Tagged Bemerton, church, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, George Herbert, Jane Burden Morris, porch, portrait, rectory, St Andrew's Church, William Morris | Leave a comment

Art of Joseph Bell

Posted on 14/09/2014 by ronald972

This weeks chapter is one of speculation and imagination in regards to an aquatint in my collection. It is a portrait of a man who was the inspiration for a very famous fictitious character known around the world. I believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Aquatint | Tagged doctor, Dr. Joseph Bell, investigations, medicine, portrait, sherlock holmes, signature | 2 Comments

Historical Photography as Art

Posted on 01/07/2014 by ronald972

I have only a few photographs in my collection but I acquired one the other day that qualifies as art as well as history. Being a Canadian living in England this photo intrigued me because of where it came from. … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs | Tagged fur hat, portrait, Prince, royal | Leave a comment

Art by Pencil

Posted on 12/01/2014 by ronald972

The art of pencil and charcoal drawing is something which we do not see a lot of nowadays but there was a time when it was very popular and even main stream. Prior to photography becoming a viable art form … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches | Tagged bonnet, dress, gown, jacket, James Paterson, portrait, self-portrait, tie | Leave a comment

Art of Recent Times

Posted on 05/01/2014 by ronald972

I find that I do not come across what one might call ‘modern’ art very often. Many of the pieces that are in my collection are by recent or living artists but they might be considered to be in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings | Tagged colours, face, portrait, spirals | Leave a comment