Elizabeth Martha Roberts After J.M.W. Turner, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage

Elizabeth Martha Roberts After J.M.W. Turner, Childe Harold’s PilgrimageThis luminous interpretation of J. M. W. Turners 'Childe Harolds Pilgrimage' was painted around 1875 by Elizabeth Martha Roberts (c. 1839between 1911 and 1921), a London born artist whose life unfolded within the quiet margins of the Victorian art world. Widowed young and raising children in Lambeth, Roberts belonged to a generation of women who pursued their craft in the hours left over from duty, yet whose persistence produced works of genuine

it’s conceivably a hidden message as to the sitter’s political leanings and possibly a criticism of King Louis XIV

he also suffered some low points including a stay in a psychiatric hospital following a conviction for arson

it’s of good stock

trained numerous artists during his time there

Thomas Davidson RA (1842-1919)

Hailing from Birmingham

yet amiable

His works are held in numerous public collections including at the National Gallery of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture

His adoration for Devon and his skill for describing it led to several appearances at London’s Royal Academy

Artist’s Auction Highlight: £1

They’re suggesting that regardless of wealth

The painting is housed within a 19th-century gilded frame with decorative borders and acanthus leaf corners