EDMOND LEIGHTON 1852-1922
No.11

God Speed (1900)

 Leighton was an English painter of historical genre scenes, specializing in Regency and medieval subjects.

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LAURENCE ALMA-TADEMA 1836-1912
No.10

Sappho and Alcaeus (1881)

The painting depicts a concert in the late 7th century BC with the poet Alcaeus playing the kithara. In the audience is fellow Lesbian poet Sappho, accompanied by several of her female friends. Sappho is playing close attention to the performance, resting her arm on a cushion which bears a laurel wreath, presumably intended for the performer. 

SOPHIE ANDERSON 1823-1903

No.9

Dreaming Daisy

Sophie Gengembre Anderson was a French-born British artist who specialised in painting children and women, usually in rural settings.

Tomorrow's Painting - Sappho and Alcaeus by Laurence Alma-Tadema

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FRANK HOLL 1845-88

No.8

Newgate, Committed for Trial (1878)

Frank Holl was a painter and illustrator. He received his first art instruction from his father and when he became fifteen he was accepted as a pupil by the Royal Academy schools. In 1862 he was awarded a silver medal for drawing and the following year the gold medal for "Abraham about to Sacrifice Isaac." In 1864 he exhibited two paintings at the Royal Academy where he continued to show his work regularly until his death.

Tomorrow's painting - Dreaming Daisy by Sophie Anderson

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EDWARD LEAR 1812-88

No.7

Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Sunrise (1859)

Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, and is known now mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised. As a draughtsman, he was employed to illustrate birds and animals. He also composed twelve musical settings of Alfred Tennyson's poetry.

Tomorrow's Painting - Committed for Trial by Frank Holl

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ATKINSON GRIMSHAW 1863-93

No.6

The Lady of Shalott

The painting is based on a famous poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson

She suffers from a mysterious curse and must continually weave images on her loom without ever looking directly out at the world. Instead, she looks into a mirror, which reflects the busy road and the people of Camelot who pass by her island. On seeing the reflection of Lancelot, she stops weaving and looks out of her window toward Camelot, bringing about the curse. She leaves her tower and floats down the river to Camelot, dying before reaching the palace.

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EDWARD ARMITAGE 1817-96

No.5

The Siren (1888)

In Greek mythology, the Sirens were dangerous creatures, who lured sailors with their enchanting singing to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island.

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WALLER HUGH PATON 1828-95

No.4

Loch Lomond (1558) 

Paton was one of the few of his generation to work "en plein air", the fashion at that time being to complete landscapes in the comfort of a studio. He enjoyed depicting the countryside of Perthshire and Aberdeenshire and especially the Isle of Arran.  His brother and sister Joseph Noel Paton and Amelia Robertson Paton were also artists.

Tomorrow's painting - The Siren by Edward Armitage

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EDWARD JOHN GREGORY 1851-1909

No.3

Boulter's Lock, Sunday Afternoon (1885)

Boulter's Lock is on the river Thames, west of London, near Maidenhead. It was built to make the further reaches of the river accessible to boats. This was a very popular place for boating parties towards the end of the 19th century. Born in Southampton, Gregory was grandson of John Gregory, engineer-in-chief of the auxiliary engines in Sir John Franklin's last Arctic expedition.

Tomorrow's painting - Loch Lomond by Waller Hugh Paton

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FRANK BRAMLEY 1857-1915

No.2

A Hopeless Dawn (1888)

A young wife kneels in despair beside her old mother, who has been trying to comfort her during the long watches of a tempestuous night. On the window-sill a candle that has burnt all night as a beacon has just flickered out. - Wikipedia

The artist  was an English post-impressionist genre painter of the Newlyn School.

Tomorrow's Painting is Boulter's Lock by Edward John Gregory

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ANNA AIRY 1882-1964

No.1

This painting of work in a munitions factory during the First World War was by Anna Airy. She found it necessary to work very quickly in order to capture the colour of the molten shells. The tremendous heat of the interior added to the intensity, and on one occasion the ground became so hot that her shoes were burnt off her feet.

An oil painter, pastel artist and etcher, Airy was one of the first women officially commissioned as a war artist and was recognised as one of the leading women artists of her generation.

Tomorrow's painting - A Hopeless Dawn by Frank Bramley

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