Robert Barnes
ARTISTLight and shadow are two elements that could aptly describe the Victorian Age in England. Industrial progress brought positive change to British society. An empire developed whose influence was felt worldwide. Education was to be open to all levels of society and provide good life bonds. Only the smoking chimneys of the factories caused doubt. Those who could retreated from the smoke-filled streets and escaped into a world that left out the dirty aspects of industry. Literature enticed with stories and most notably Charles Dickens drew the reading public to the drawing rooms. The stories were artfully illustrated and supported the desire to leave the real world for a short time. Artist Robert Barnes fulfilled the harmonious need with his genre paintings and illustrations and gained international recognition.
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