‘Discovery Winter Quarters’ : 1904 It is always a delight to have a chance to view, and discuss, works which are usually not on public display. One such recent event I found most stimulating – exploring the explorer Edward Wilson’s life and work through a small selection of the water-colours, drawings, and sketch-books held at […]
Game shooting, which proved to be a pivotal point in my previous blog, is not something which forms any real part of my life – but my explorations into the painting ‘Making Pills for the Saxons’ led me to another painting in the Cheltenham collection. The title of this work is ‘The Morning […]
‘Making Pills for the Saxons’ (1868) by Erskine Nicol (1825-1904) I must admit to some confusion, on my part, over this painting – a situation that has been with me for years. It started with my discovering this work in the Picture Store at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum soon after I took up post […]
