After darkness light : The birth of the Liverpool autumn exhibitions 1871-1876 gold ranging from still life and

ranging from still life and portraits to his much-loved landscapes and stunning designs for opera

As we bid farewell to the Grand Old Lady

Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s renowned The Great Wave off Kanagawa

conservation grade card mount and measures 20”x6” / 50

which boasts a bee pattern by British Designer Catherine Rowe

After darkness light : The birth of the Liverpool autumn exhibitions 1871-1876 gold ranging from still life andAfter Darkness Light: The Birth of the Liverpool Autumn Exhibitions 1871 1876 by Alex Kidson. After a period of "darkness" when Liverpool the second city of the British Empire lacked the kind of annual public art exhibition enjoyed by many of Britain's other provincial centres, light dawned in 1871 when a group of town councilors gambled with public funds to create the first Liverpool Autumn Exhibition. Hailed a success, the exhibition would go on to