Explore the Scarborough Lifeboat in Paint At Scarborough Art Gallery Scarborough has a long history of maritime painting, particularly throughout the Victorian era. Arguably, it reached a peak after the appointment of Albert Strange as headmaster of the new...
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...
