George Peploe Brown, A Chapel In Toledo Cathedral

George Peploe Brown, A Chapel In Toledo CathedralThis atmospheric 19th century oil painting by British artist George Peploe Brown (1840 1909) depicts a chapel in Toledo Cathedral, Spain. Three figures kneel at the ironwork gates with a glimpse of the altar beyond them. The sacred Gothic architecture is captured with a sense of sobriety. Its sombre, silent and reflective. Seven years prior to completing this work, Brown tragically lost his wife Harriette Wilberforce Brown (nee Bird) and he never

Signed/dated on the left and housed within a fine period frame decorated with grapevines

they tended to be reserved for weddings involving high-class members of society and nobility

It feels like a regular event - perhaps it happens every Wednesday

The painting was once larger than it is now as

he received a Royal Commission to paint the baptism of Queen Victoria’s grandchild

Christ is dressed in red and white robes and bears several marks from his crucifixion

This charming 19th-century landscape painting by British artist George William Mote (1832-1909) depicts an extensive view across Enfield

Hudson would’ve worked in the circle and footsteps of some of the greatest names in art including James McNeill Whistler

Medium: Watercolour and gum arabicOverall size: 4” x 5” / 10cm x 12cmYear of creation: c

white shirt and black bow tie

A popular outfit for both boys and girls consisted of a tunic

A light-filled impressionistic coastal scene by Scottish painter