Catherine Hawley

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Averil Burleigh was initially influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and drawn to Mediaeval subjects; in the 1930s she became known for her pictures in tempera. This work (c1940) by her husband Charles shows her painting at their home 7, Wilbury Crescent in London.

“By the first week of April, the lambs that were born in February are large enough to enjoy springtime games. The blackthorn is now in full blossom.” Writer: EL GrantWatson Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

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Yellow Funnel, Eric Ravilious, 1938. It depicts a scene in Le Havre harbour just before #WW2. The original artwork is in the collection of @GrundyBlackpool.

Other work by the Ladybird artists. Spring Landscape Artist: Rowland Hilder

Today marks 189 years since Sir John Soane's Museum officially opened to the public 🎉 We're always looking to expand our archive of historic images to discover more about the history of the collection - if you have photos of the Museum from across the years please get in touch!

The Lifeboat, Eric Ravilious, 1938. Painted at Aldeburgh in #Suffolk it features a lifeboat named the Abdy Beauclerk, which in #WW2 took part in the #Dunkirk evacuation. The original artwork is in the collection of the @TownerGallery.

'A Sunny Day.' (1900) Elin Danielson's favourite subjects tend to be portraits of women engaged in daily work. Given the date of this picture, it was most likely painted in Livorno in Italy shortly after her marriage to the painter Raffaello Gambogi.

Did you know that the oldest recorded poem in English is about Good Friday? This is The Dream of the Rood - a poem where the cross of Christ talks to the poet about the crucifixion - read in Old English by Dr Alexandra Zhirnova, at @StPaulsLondon.

@Booksmiscellany Lovely Puffin edition.

#ElizabethGoudge Elizabeth Goudge: Died on 1st April 1984. I missed her yesterday. The Little White Horse is one of my favourite childhood books. A big favourite of J. K. Rowling's too, apparently.

A Maundy scene in an Anglo-Saxon manuscript: monks washing feet and a king giving to the poor. Maundy Thursday takes its medieval name from these acts of charity, following Christ's commandment at the Last Supper. His 'mandatum' became 'mandé' in French, 'maundy' in English.

Stanley Spencer recorded in his 1938 Desk Diary that he began 'Magnolias,' in March of that year. On 5th April 1938, he wrote to his dealer Dudley Tooth saying that the painting was 'as good as anything I have done.'

PBFA April Online Book Fair pbfa.org/fairs/april-on… Books at all prices from £8 to £3375.00.

The PBFA April Online Book Fair opened a little while ago you can browse a wide selection of books at all prices and buy directly from the dealer. Highlights shown from CL Hawley, Lanan Antique, Rosie Hodge, Type and Forme. Link below.

Happy first day of April. Some Emily Dickinson.

In 1938, Evelyn Dunbar was commissioned by Country Life magazine to produce drawings (and later oils) for its Gardener’s Diary and made witty personifications of each month. The month of April sees a figure wearing a striped smock, holding a coldframe with a cuckoo in her hat.

In 1950s magazines the ads often present you with a random tableau - leaving you with so many questions. (1/3)