David Bates, Moel Siabod, Capel Curig

David Bates, Moel Siabod, Capel CurigThis enchanting landscape painting by English artist, David Bates (1840 1921) depicts Moel Siabod, a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales. Bates has composed a view from Capel Curig to the north. He often painted in this area and several works exist of the tracks around Capel Curig. Bates was an open air painter and relished being close to nature. His later works tend to be quite relaxed and with an emphasis on the picturesque scenery he encountered. His

This fine pair of Georgian engravings depict two scenes from Shakespeare

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The most delicious treasures of the old Dutch School are displayed in the large

They’re only visible in certain lights and can be removed if you wish

it was fashionable for gentlemen to sport long side whiskers with drooping moustaches

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The gates have always been painted in their characteristic red and labelled with the monogram of the reigning monarch

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He offers her a drink as his flock attempt to graze through the snow underfoot

We have a beautiful period frame for the portrait