Robert Walker Macbeth RA ROI RWS, Far From The Madding Crowd

Robert Walker Macbeth RA ROI RWS, Far From The Madding CrowdThis spellbinding late 19th century oil painting by Scottish artist Robert Walker Macbeth RA ROI RWS (1848 1910) depicts a young woman wearing a white pelerine and a jacket trimmed with fur while leaning against a tree by the entrance to a wood. It was shown at the Grosvenor Gallery, London, and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. In a photograph from 1884, its positioned on an easel by the artist. As a child, young Macbeth was surrounded by artistic

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 28½” x 22” / 72cm x 56cmYear of creation: c

St Francis Xavier was depicted by various artists working in Mexico but

while a gilt screen is decorated with Rococo embellishments

Or is she simply caught under the oppressive weight of debilitating introversion

tenants agreed to serve 20 years in the military

She’s in repose

which consists of a bell-shaped green dress with sloping shoulders and flared wide sleeves

with the fine details carefully observed

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

it actually dates back to classical times and was considered to denote good breeding and ‘manly boldness tempered with modesty

A reclusive masculine character

It’s most probably his own home