Danish School, Three Gentlemen Plotting 1720s A few losses around the

A few losses around the edges due to its previous frame

An intriguing early 20th-century oil on canvas depicting three gentlemen having a heated conversation in a dark old study

The River Cher winds its way through this pretty area and you can imagine artists sitting along its banks while painting outdoors

We particularly love the flashes of green and red to highlight the brightly coloured shop fronts

Perhaps they painted exactly what they saw or did the officer insist upon it

Danish School, Three Gentlemen Plotting 1720s A few losses around theAn intriguing early 20th century oil on canvas depicting three gentlemen having a heated conversation in a dark old study. The artist has drawn our attention to the mean looking bearded chap in the centre who is lit by a gas lamp. He seems to be holding a pipe or a small cup in his right hand as he stares intently across to his associate. Its interesting to consider how this painting came into being as its not your typical genre scene. Could it be a