John Hodgson Lobley RBA, The Old Market Place, Huddersfield engraving a copse provides some shade

a copse provides some shade for the families that live nearby

The diagonal is further emphasised by the use of two guiding elements - the wooden verticals on the left and the leaning sail on the right

particularly with the rising middle classes who sought to decorate their homes

“It is true that I am a bit occupied by my hairstyle

This early 20th-century nocturne by Danish artist Carl Budtz-Møller (1882-1953) depicts a rooftop view in Sicily across the undulant coastline to the sea

John Hodgson Lobley RBA, The Old Market Place, Huddersfield engraving a copse provides some shadeThis early 20th century oil painting by English artist John Hodgson Lobley RBA (1878 1954) depicts The Old Market Place in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Painted in 1905, this lively view captures the heart of a town that shaped Lobley's early life and artistic ambitions. Before studying in London and becoming one of Britain's leading war artists, Lobley grew up among these streets. He's recorded it as he knew it full of movement, conversation and changing