Rudhall, near Ross-on-Wye
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Rudhall, near Ross-on-Wye is a 1942 watercolor by Lines, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a large, old-style house with steep roofs and wooden beams. A few people in bright red coats stand or sit near the building, which has tall windows and a mix of white walls and dark wood. The ground is bare, with a few scattered birds and a small patch of grass in the foreground. The artist used loose, quick brushstrokes to capture light and shadow, making the scene feel warm but slightly faded. The red coats of the people stand out against the muted colors of the house and sky. Look up Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A 1942 watercolour by Lines depicts Rudhall House near Brampton Abbots in Herefordshire, an architectural structure spanning centuries with a stone tower, Jacobean entrance, and Georgian Venetian window set within black and white timber framing. The scene includes scarlet-coated Chelsea Pensioners seated in the garden, reflecting their wartime evacuation to the estate during the Second World War. The work is part of the *Recording Britain* collection, a government-funded initiative that employed artists to document Britain’s landscape and heritage amid fears of wartime destruction and rapid…
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