Musée No:737.175 Size:A4 - 297mm x 210mm He was knighted by George

He was knighted by George IV in 1828

On The Water

(1795 –1865) was a highly successful and prolific artist

At this period the French Academy saw the depiction of the nude as the ultimate measure of an artist's skill

he also exhibited his work with Claude Monet at a New York gallery

Musée No:737.175 Size:A4 - 297mm x 210mm He was knighted by GeorgeFinished Drawing of Palladian Mansion Artist: James Bruce Date: 1730 1794 The Scottish explorer James Bruce (1730 1794), Laird of Kinncaid, is a very enigmatic historical figure, surrounded by conspiracy theories and rumours of Masonic influence. He was a descendant of the famed Bruce family. He was the first modern explorer of tropical Africa and introduced Ethiopia to the Western world. Bruce became consul general in Algiers in 1762, but he took