Explore a selection of ‘Fisher Folk’ Having a portrait painted was often expensive, which is why most surviving portraits tend to be of the wealthier members of society. Sometimes portraiture was even used to demonstrate wealth and status, but it could...
Whitby Harbour by Elias BancroftPannett Art Gallery, Whitby ‘Whitby Harbour’ was painted by Elias Bancroft around the year 1900. It shows a scene down a street or slipway known as Tin Ghaut in Whitby. This scenic alleyway was a well-known location for painting...
Egton Fair – by John Atkinson Pannett Art Gallery, Whitby This lovely painting shows a moment in time captured at the Egton Fair in the North York Moors. Like many of the villages in this National Park, Egton has its own unique character, shown here through the...
