Passegiato in Carrozza

Gavin Claxton

‘Passeggiata in Carrozza’ by Alfredo Tominz (1854-1936) The painting – which depicts an elegant couple in a gig with their Miniature Pinscher running ahead – …

Marguerite

Gavin Claxton

‘Marguerite’ by Henry Meynell Rheam RI (1859-1920). The painting is signed with monogram and dated. Watercolour and gouache on paper, newly remounted, glazed with non-reflective …

A Tutto Galoppo

Gavin Claxton

‘A Tutto Galoppo’ by Alfredo Tominz (1854-1936). The painting – which depicts an Italian gentleman setting a brisk pace in a horsedrawn gig – is …

The Golden Egg

Gavin Claxton

‘The Golden Egg’ by Richard Morton Paye F.S.A. (1750-1820). The painting – which depicts the moment the young lovers in Thomas Dibdin’s Georgian pantomime discover …

Amor et Pietas

Gavin Claxton

‘Amor et Pietas’ by Ursula Wood S.W.A. (1868-1956). The painting – which depicts a group of children laying to rest their pet dog – is …

Diana Nemorensis

Gavin Claxton

‘Diana Nemorensis’ by Max Nonnenbruch (1857-1922). The painting – which depicts the Goddess Diana of the Woods beside Lake Nemi – is signed by the …

Melancholic Sappho

Gavin Claxton

‘Melancholic Sappho’ by Arthur Hill RBA (1841-1908). The painting – which depicts the celebrated poet of Ancient Greece appealing to the Goddess Aphrodite, with the …

Awakening

Gavin Claxton

‘Awakening’ by Herbert James Draper (1863-1920). This monumental oil painting – which depicts two wood nymphs rising to meet the morning sun – is signed …

News from the Front

Gavin Claxton

‘News from the Front’ by Frederick Goodall R.A. H.R.I. (1822-1904). The painting – which depicts a diverse cross-section of Victorian figures gathered outside a post …