North shields by Thomas Bush Hardy

North shields by Thomas Bush Hardy

Watercolour on Paper

Modern Frame

Overall Frame Size 508 mm by 373 mm

Image Size   365 mm by 208 mm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bush_Hardy

Hardy was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire on 3 May 1842.^[1] As a young man he travelled in the Netherlands and Italy.^[2]

In 1884 Hardy was elected a Member of the Royal Society of British Artists. He exhibited with the Society^[1] and also at the Royal Academy.^[3]

His paintings feature coastal scenes^[1] in England and the Netherlands,^[4] the French Channel ports and the Venetian Lagoon.^[5]

He died on 15 December 1897 in Maida Vale, London.^[1]

Hardy had nine children.^[3] His son Dudley Hardy was a painter, illustrator and poster designer. His daughter Dorothy received an MBE after working as a nurse in the First World War.^[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Shields

North Shields is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne in North East England, eight miles (13 km) north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. Historically part of Northumberland, its name derives from Middle English schele meaning “temporary sheds or huts used by fishermen”.^[1]