J. Hugh L. Beattie. Portraits; Military & Civil. 

The Priory Colchester

£60.00

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Oil on Canvas 40×40″ +Frame. View of the main entrance to the early Norman Priory, just outside the town wall. The sun only catches this façade of about an hour on summers days.

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Large oil on linen, 40×40″ Colchester’s Norman Ruin.  St Botolph’s, was shot at by Cromwell’s big guns in the Civil War.  It stands sadly in a dark corner of town.  The sun only lights the front façade for an hour a day when the clouds part. Built in 1093 with bits of old Roman town house it was the Order of St Augustine

About the Artist

J Hugh L Beattie is a distinguished commission artist based near Colchester, East Anglia.  His large studio is a vibrant busy tapestry of British culture, brought to life through the paint brush. Here, classical elegance meets patriotic history. Hugh’s work is a testament to the enduring beauty of traditional composition.  His work is a beacon of grace in an age often side-tracked by hum-drum modernism.

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