Study of Warwick Castle (‘The White Waterlily’) Warwick, 1860 Watercolour on paper 254 x 355 mm Early on in his career, John Brett, the leading Pre-Raphaelite landscape artist, visited the West Midlands where he produced this view of Warwick Castle. This watercolour study is, along with an early sketch, the only record of a now … Read more
An Architectural Capriccio 1829 Pencil and watercolour 180 x 234 mm Migliara was a scenery painter who turned to small-scale works after 1810, owing to illness. His precise, jewel-like technique and theatrical settings found much favour with patrons in his native Milan and further afield. His works are extremely rare in Britain. As the title … Read more
Pablo Picasso Paris, 1938 Lithograph 553 x 443 mm Purchased 1969 (No.69.9/243)
The fisherman Paris, about 1883 Etching on wove paper, probably Japanese paper, with blind stamp 498 x 391 mm Almost identical to an oil painting of about 1883 entitled ‘The Fisherman’ or ‘The Struggle for Existence’, this etching portrays a man with his sleeves and trouser legs rolled up for fishing salmon. The work focuses … Read more
The Flemish Farrier France, 1821 Lithograph 290 x 390 mm A rural working horse dominates this cramped and hot interior. A farrier with rolled-up sleeves and disheveled clothing works on the horse’s hoof, highlighted by bright white steam. This print formed part of Géricault’s publication The English Series – Various Subjects Drawn From Life. By … Read more
Hunting Incidents of ‘The Noble Science’: Mr Jorrocks, Plate 12 1865 Lithograph 445 x 595 mm Purchased 1944 (No.44.6/10)
Hunting Incidents of ‘The Noble Science’: Gone Away!, Plate 11 1865 Lithograph 445 x 595 mm Purchased 1944 (No.44.6/9)
Hunting Incidents of ‘The Noble Science’: A Capital Finish, Plate 10 1865 Lithograph 445 x 595 mm Purchased 1944 (No.44.6/8)
Hunting Incidents of ‘The Noble Science’: Hold Hard, Master George, Plate 8 1865 Lithograph 445 x 595 mm Purchased 1944 (No.44.6/7)
Hunting Incidents of ‘The Noble Science’: Where There’s a Will, Plate 7 1865 Lithograph 445 x 595 mm Purchased 1944 (No.44.6/6)
Hunting Incidents of ‘The Noble Science’: A Frolic Home, Plate 6 1865 Lithograph 445 x 595 mm Purchased 1944 (No.44.6/5)
Hunting Incidents of ‘The Noble Science’: The Noble Science, Plate 5 1865 Lithograph 445 x 595 mm Purchased 1944 (No.44.6/4)
Hunting Incidents of ‘The Noble Science’: A Friendly Mount, Plate 4 1865 Lithograph 445 x 595 mm Purchased 1944 (No.44.6/3)
Hunting Incidents of ‘The Noble Science’: Our Friend Noddy, Plate 3 1865 Lithograph 445 x 595 mm Purchased 1944 (No.44.6/2)
Hunting Incidents of ‘The Noble Science’: Don’t Move There, Plate 1 1865 Lithograph 445 x 595 mm Purchased 1944 (No.44.6/1)
Mr Briggs contemplates a day’s fishing Coloured etching 240 x 299 mm Fishing was seen as a means of escaping urban congestion, offering the working man relaxation. Mr Briggs’s front-room construction of this contemplative sport is rather more frenetic, as his line knocks candlesticks, picture frames and vases from the mantel piece. Briggs’s shocked wife … Read more
Mr Briggs Contemplates a Day’s Fishing 1850s Pen, ink and watercolour over pencil on paper mounted on card 240.5 x 299 mm Mr Briggs stands on a table in a disordered room; his fishing line knocks objects from the mantel-piece. Mrs Briggs and their two children survey the disarray with varied expressions. A slightly different … Read more
Johnny Toole, the Actor Pen with traces of pencil on card 110 x 61 mm Johnny Toole (1830-1906) was a popular comic actor. He was drawn by May several times including in a large watercolour portrait. May was a portrait and caricature artist who arrived in London in 1883 and went on to work in … Read more
Donkey and Cart 1893 Pencil 181 x 305 mm The donkey and cart are seen from the left side, there is a basket in the back of the cart. May was a portrait and caricature artist who arrived in London in 1883 and went on to work in Sydney, Australia, Italy and Paris before returning … Read more
