Lesbia Thorpe (Australia, B. 1919) "Nelson's Column" Original Oil Painting C.1960

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Lesbia Thorpe (Australia, b. 1919) "Nelson's Column" Original Oil Painting c.1960

Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in … Read more Lesbia Thorpe (Australia, b. 1919) "Nelson's Column" Original Oil Painting c.1960

Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, Central London, built to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The monument was constructed between 1840 and 1843 to a design by William Railton.

The painting measures 12" x 16". The original frame measures 19.5" x 23.5".

Signed in the lower left corner and on the back.

Very nice vintage condition.

Lesbia Thorpe (1919-2009) was an Australian artist.

From 1931-1937 Thorpe studied under Dattilo Rubbo, and was elected in 1937 to Painter-Etchers Society and in 1943 to the Royal Art Society. In 1953 she studied printmaking with Gertrude Hermes at the Central School of Art and Design in London. In 1954 she was elected an associate member of the Society of Wood Engravers of Great Britain. While in 1960, on a second visit to London, she was elected a member of the Royal Graphic Art Society. See less