Museum ID: WNDRB : 1978.1039.4
Framed watercolour painting of the entrance to the Horseshoe Cloisters by George Henton. George Moore Henton was a close friend to local artist and architect A.Y. Nutt. Henton’s artistic talents, like Nutt’s, were multifaceted, for the artist was just as deft with a camera as he was a paintbrush: in fact, he often painted from his photographs. Although he lived in Leicester, Henton spent a great deal of time with Nutt in Windsor painting pictures of the local area. He even exhibited pictures of Windsor at the Royal Academy of Art in London. In this picture, Henton has recorded the entrance to the Horseshoe Cloisters at Windsor Castle in watercolour. A man tries in vain to direct a little girl’s attention to the Guardsman standing on duty; the latter, however, and quite peculiarly so, seems to be preoccupied with a cat.Measurements: 406 x 292
Materials: Paper
Categorised under: Art and Prints