'Mater Pulchra, Filia Pulchrior': 'Twilight' and 'Dimsey'
George Denholm Armour (North Lanarkshire 1864 - 1949)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1935
Materials
Oil on board
Measurements
318 x 445 mm (12 1/2 x 17 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset
NT 254691
Summary
Oil painting on board, 'Mater Pulchra, Filia Pulchrior': 'Twilight' and 'Dimsey' by George Denholm Armour (North Lanarkshire 1864 - 1949), signed, bottom left: G. D. Armour. Two horses, 'Twilight' and 'Dimsey' (beautiful mother, more beautiful daughter), standing by a hedge with willows.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust, along with the house, furniture and other contents collected by Sir Walter Jenner, 2nd Bt (1860 - 1948), in 1949.
Credit line
Lytes Cary Manor, The Jenner Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
George Denholm Armour (North Lanarkshire 1864 - 1949) , artist