Painting Gallery

Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Creator: James Prinsep Beadle

Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Scene from the Battle of the Somme in northern France during the First World War: the 36th (Ulster) Division advance under fire towards German front line. Nine members of the 36th were awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in the presence of the enemy'. Painting in the Belfast City Hall collection, Belfast, Northern Ireland. From "Modern Masterpieces of British Art". [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London, c1930]

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I am half sick of shadows, c1911. Artist: John William Waterhouse

I am half sick of shadows, c1911. Illustration of Tennyson's poem of the Arthurian legend, showing the Lady of Shalott bored with her weaving. Beside her is the window she will look through and fall in love with Sir Lancelot. She will die of a broken heart because her love is not returned

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A Select Committee, 1891, (c1930). Creator: Henry Stacy Marks

A Select Committee, 1891, (c1930). Anthropomorphic depiction of exotic birds including macaws, parrots, and sulphur-crested cockatoos. Painting in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. From "Modern Masterpieces of British Art". [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London, c1930]

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