A Busy Day on the Tyne +Hardy-Cyril it is well known that

it is well known that an artist who was contracted to paint for a certain gallery would produce work in another name to sell privately

This is a typical and fine example of his work

Whitley Bay

Batchelor was a regular exhibitor at RA and RWS

This is the River Llugwy

A Busy Day on the Tyne +Hardy-Cyril it is well known thatThis is a wonderful painting by Hemy with everything a collector would want from the artist. A panoramic view from South Shields to North Shields featuring a steam tug, sailing ships, herring boats and other vessels on the Tyne. To the left we see The Groin with South Shields behind. In the distance on the Tyne we see the Wellesley training ship which dates the painting to the late 1860's early 1870's. To the far right is the Low Light and North