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Old English Country Cottage

Sydney R. Jones was an English artist around the turn of the century who did exquisite drawings of English country life. Back in the 70s, I collected a number of books (via printed catalogs and mail order) with drawings and photos of English cottages. This drawing is from the book Old English Country Cottages, published in 1906. Note  the four beehives (skeps).
Posted at Sunday, August 29, 2010 4:58 AM
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2 comments:

depatty said...

Just FYI. Old English Country Cottages is available from Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?id=U7MaAAAAYAAJ&dq=Old%20English%20Country%20Cottages&pg=PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false for viewing and PDF download. Thanks for posting about it, it has some really nice illustrations!

Dave

August 29, 2010 at 8:16 AM
Anonymous said...

A beautiful image. if you enjoy this type of image of the UK it is worth having a look at the books and illustrations of Alfred Wainwright. They are more grand in scale as they are depicting the sights and guidance to fellwalkers but they have a similar charm that comes with a skill with a pen.

August 29, 2010 at 1:35 PM

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