{"product_id":"augustus-lamplough-antique-19th-century-watercolour-painting-henry-vii-chapel","title":"Augustus Lamplough Antique 19th Century Watercolour Painting Henry VII Chapel","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAn original circa 1900 watercolour by Augustus Osborne Lamplough (1877 - 1930) providing a detailed interior view of the Doorway in the Henry VII Chapel at Westminster Abbey emphasizing the intricate gothic stonework and soaring ribbed arches.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe scene features a central robed figure standing on a polished chequered marble floor surrounded by monumental stone pillars and hanging medieval heraldic banners that add a sense of history and colour to the architecture. To the right, a massive carved wooden door is partially visible leading the eye toward the distant altar screen and stained glass window.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSigned by the artist in the lower left with a handwritten title and location in the lower right.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePresented in an ornate gilt gesso frame with an original exhibition label from the Alexandra Gallery in Harrogate on the back.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLamplough was a prominent British watercolourist active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who is celebrated for his luminous and atmospheric architectural studies.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhile widely recognized for his later Orientalist scenes of North Africa, he established his reputation through highly detailed British landscapes and historical landmarks, such as Westminster Abbey, which he frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1902 and 1910.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHe was also a member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists starting in the late 1890s and showcased his work through the Royal Society of British Artists, where his mastery of light and shadow on stone structures was highly regarded.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHis Westminster Abbey series captures the gothic grandeur of the interior and exterior with a soft, naturalistic palette that appeals to collectors of both architectural history and late Victorian \/ early Edwardian art.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\" size=\"4\"\u003eFrame dimensions: 60.5 x 42.5 cm  - Painting: 42 x 24 cm\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" style=\"\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eIn great overall condition with slight wear to frame. 1 out of 2 from the series I have available for sale.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tommy's Treasure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857237639396,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/4856\/7268\/files\/57_86ce2d1c-92ee-473d-b235-39385b3fc61a.png?v=1792929421","url":"https:\/\/www.tommystreasure.com\/products\/augustus-lamplough-antique-19th-century-watercolour-painting-henry-vii-chapel","provider":"Tommy's Treasure","version":"1.0","type":"link"}