British Art on Sunday Stamps

The earliest stamp in my collection is one of a set of three British Paintings issued on 10th July 1967.

Red Boy - Sir Thomas Lawrence

This painting is often paired with Gainsborough's famous Blue Boy. The Red Boy, actual title 'Master Lambton', is a portrait of the eldest son of Lord Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham.

The next two stamps are from a set of four on British Paintings issued on 12th August 1968.

Elizabeth I - Unknown artist

The Hay Wain - Constable

Interestingly this stamp is first example of a dog on a British stamp. You need very good eyes to see it on here. The oil painting (copy) on my lounge wall shows it clearly. [I'll put up a photo for you to see later]. The dog is in the middle foreground on the edge of the water.

My next stamp is one of a set of four issued on 19th February 1975 to commemorate the bicentenary of J M W Turner's birth.

Peace - Burial at Sea; JMW Turner

Finally I found this first day cover at the stamp stall in the local market for 50p.

Artists - 24 Sir Henry Moore; 28 Edward Bawden; 

33 Stanley Spencer; 39 Ben Nicholson

You can visit other artistic interpretations at Viridian's Sunday Stamps 46