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Alice Boyd (fl.1860-1897)
A view of the Studio at Penkill with Alice Boyd seated at an Easel painting William Bell Scott in the Doorway
oil on canvas
14 x 18in. (35.5 x 45.7cm)
Alice Boyd converted part of the Penkill stable-block into a studio for herself and Bell Scott during the summer months. This painting captures the idyllic life the two shared at the castle, with what has been described as its 'relaxed atmosphere of art and animals, whisky, friends and endless talk'.
A view of the Studio at Penkill with Alice Boyd seated at an Easel painting William Bell Scott in the Doorway
oil on canvas
14 x 18in. (35.5 x 45.7cm)
Alice Boyd converted part of the Penkill stable-block into a studio for herself and Bell Scott during the summer months. This painting captures the idyllic life the two shared at the castle, with what has been described as its 'relaxed atmosphere of art and animals, whisky, friends and endless talk'.