Paintings of Leeds

[Leeds Hippo]

Full Moon behind Cirrus Cloud from the Roundhay Park Castle Battlements - Atkinson Grimshaw ~1850

[BJF]

Si wrote: This Atkinson Grimshaw painting is entitled "A Lane In Headingley."But which lane? Anyone recognise it? It looks like Chapel lane, the long wall was the wall of the Leeds Zoo

[weenie]

Dont know if any one remembers this guy called Gary Gilmour he use to sit at briggate selling his paintings/drawings of Leeds in 80's my mum use to buy tons of the guy

[Leeds Hippo]

Armley Park and Redcotes bridge again by Robert Riddell c 1795. Why was this view so popular?

[Leeds Hippo]

Kirkstall Abbey - George Lambert 1747Wonder what is the earliest painting of Kirstall Abbey is. Most of the artists seem to have used it.

[Si]

Leeds Hippo wrote: Kirkstall Abbey - George Lambert 1747Wonder what is the earliest painting of Kirstall Abbey is. Most of the artists seem to have used it. This painting shows the tower pre-collapse. It's the earliest I know of.     

[tilly]

Leeds Hippo wrote: Fulneck Moravian Settlement (Pudsey) - Charles Henry Schanfelder 1814Fulneck Moravian Settlement. Established in 1744 on a hillside overlooking a valley, Fulneck was named after the town of Fulnec in Northern Moravia, the Czech Republic. Pudsey Beck flows in the valley bottom. Many buildings in Fulneck are Grade II listed and date from the 18th century. The people who settled here originally were members of the Moravian Church and descendents of the Czech Unity of Brethren. The painting is entitled, 'Fulnec, a settlement of the United Brethren near Leeds.' Charles Henry Schwanfelder was the son of John James Schwanfelder who had a business in Woodhouse applying Japanese Laquer (the Japanese Technique) to clocks, snuffboxes and teatrays. C.H. Schwanfelder was appointed court animal painter to the Prince Regent in 1816. Ive got this print on my wall at home there was a very large copy in one of the class rooms at Fulneck School.You could see a lot more detail on this print for instance the windmill on the hill above the school on what is now Windmill Hill also the gaps in the school buildings before they were connected into one long building.

[Leeds Hippo]

tilly wrote: Leeds Hippo wrote: Fulneck Moravian Settlement (Pudsey) - Charles Henry Schanfelder 1814Fulneck Moravian Settlement. Established in 1744 on a hillside overlooking a valley, Fulneck was named after the town of Fulnec in Northern Moravia, the Czech Republic. Pudsey Beck flows in the valley bottom. Many buildings in Fulneck are Grade II listed and date from the 18th century. The people who settled here originally were members of the Moravian Church and descendents of the Czech Unity of Brethren. The painting is entitled, 'Fulnec, a settlement of the United Brethren near Leeds.' Charles Henry Schwanfelder was the son of John James Schwanfelder who had a business in Woodhouse applying Japanese Laquer (the Japanese Technique) to clocks, snuffboxes and teatrays. C.H. Schwanfelder was appointed court animal painter to the Prince Regent in 1816. Ive got this print on my wall at home there was a very large copy in one of the class rooms at Fulneck School.You could see a lot more detail on this print for instance the windmill on the hill above the school on what is now Windmill Hill also the gaps in the school buildings before they were connected into one long building. That's interesting - can't quite make out the details on this example. Didn't know about the windmill - that's a topic in it's own right - the windmills of leeds.There's a lovely walk along the valley leading up to the main street containing the buildings in the picture - I recommend it.    

[Si]

Hi Hippo. See the "Windmill Hill, Pudsey" thread.PS Anyone know where Chameleon's got to?

[Leeds Hippo]

Si wrote: Hi Hippo. See the "Windmill Hill, Pudsey" thread.PS Anyone know where Chameleon's got to? Thanks Si - will do