Artist

Sounes

Sounes is an Impressionism artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

This painter had a knack for making grand old houses feel lived-in. Ever peek into a room and notice the light on the furniture? Around 1869, this artist did just that, picking Haddon Hall, a rambling medieval manor in England, and painting its wood-paneled rooms with watercolors so precise you can almost feel the draft from the stone windows. Why’s it here?

Tap Queen Elizabeth’s Bedroom, Haddon Hall: it’s a quiet time capsule of velvet, oak beams, and afternoon shadows.

Works by Sounes

Collections represented

Catalog records compiled from museum open-access collections; the artworks shown are in the public domain. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.