Christian Battles with Apollyon in the Valley of Humiliation; The Celestial City; Christian and Hopeful Escape from Giant Despair.
Brian Dick Lauder Thomas (1912-1989)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1953
Materials
Tempera on linen
Measurements
2898 x 6919 mm
Place of origin
Mottistone
Order this imageCollection
Mottistone Estate, Isle of Wight
NT 1412334.2
Summary
Oil/tempera painting on linen, Scenes from John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress: Christian Battles with Apollyon in the Valley of Humiliation; The Celestial City; Christian and Hopeful Escape from Giant Despair. Each scene placed in a panel framed by an architectural arcade. Monograms and family crests for the patrons, John Seely, 2nd Baron Mottistone (1899-1963) and Paul Paget (1901-1985) placed above. Brian Dick Lauder Thomas (1912 - 1989),1953.
Provenance
Commissioned in 1953 by John Seely, 2nd Baron Mottistone and Paul Paget for the Great Hall, Mottistone Manor, Isle of Wight. Given to the National Trust by Paul Paget by deed of gift, 26 August, 1964.
Makers and roles
Brian Dick Lauder Thomas (1912-1989), artist