Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Cathedral

 Sir Alexander Mackenzie is a portrait by Thomas Lawrence, painted 1800-01. It depicts the fur trader and explorer who was the first white man to reach the Arctic Ocean via the river that now bears his name, and subsequently crossed the Rockies to reach the Pacific Ocean overland- a decade before Lewis and Clark.


This dramatic work is The Tomb Of General Brock, Near Queenston, Lake Ontario, Upper Canada, an 1830 painting by Thomas Cole, depicting the final resting place of the British general who fell in battle defending Canada from American invasion at Queenston Heights during the War of 1812.


Shoeburyness Fisherman Hailing A Whitstable Hoy is an 1809 painting by Joseph M.W. Turner.


Salisbury Cathedral From The Bishop's Grounds is the title of this beautiful oil painting by John Constable, done in 1820.


Another work by Turner: Mercury and Argus recounts the old myth, and dates to 1836.


Here we see At Fontainebleu, Sand And Oaks In The Sun, by Camille Corot, circa 1840.

20 comments:

  1. I feel quite sad, in a way, that I will probably never see the Mackenzie River.

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  2. Beautiful paintings! Take care, enjoy your day!

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  3. ...Shoeburyness Fisherman Hailing A Whitstable Hoy is my favorite.

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  4. Wonderful paintings, 'The Tomb Of General Brock ...' and 'Shoeburyness Fisherman ...' are my favorites.

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  5. Beautiful art. My favourite is Sand And Oaks In The Sun.

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  6. That is a lovely collection that the gallery shows.

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  7. He looks like a very serious man. I wonder how lifelike it is compared to how he really looked in real life.

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    1. Probably s good likeness, but more formal than when he was out in the wild.

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  8. Classic art works ~ great info too ~

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  9. Turner was something! His name evokes the glories of nature depicted. Mackenzie was quite a person!

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