Thornton Rippingille, Portrait Of The Inventor Thomas Dunn

Thornton Rippingille, Portrait Of The Inventor Thomas DunnThis mid 19th century oil painting by English artist Thornton Rippingille (1830 1863) depicts the inventor Thomas Dunn. Dunn was a remarkable Lancastrian who pioneered new technologies relating to Victorian railway turntables. Here, in around 1857, hes celebrating the fruits of his labour. On his left, a pile of numerous successfully filed patents are held in place by a large chain link. Railway turntables were circular devices that turned rolling

While in the foreground

This enchanting early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Julius Paulsen (1860-1940) depicts a woman sitting by a window

he was working from a studio in Venice

They certainly stereotyped the travelling community as free-spirited and romantic

Hayd led a fascinating life and experienced the best and worst of times

before returning to painting in his autumn years

for he is very much alive and interested

It’s said that Foss was so enamoured with the countryside that he was known to omit buildings if they spoilt his view

he’s presenting the image of an enlightened soul

and the Vienna Museum

the apples emerge

Gone to get his violin