A summer afternoon, Douglas promenade
Date made: 1888
Artist: Nicholson, John Miller
Description: This painting by the Manx artist John Miller Nicholson shows Douglas Promenade from the approximate former location of the Rendevouz Cafe, on the corner of Castle Street and Church Road, looking along Harris and Loch Promenades towards the Jubilee Clock Tower. The view shows several people (predominantly tourists) walking along the promenade. In the background a large plume of smoke is visible from an Isle of Man Steam Packet Company vessel about to depart. In the foreground is a blue, cast iron coin collection box for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
The painting is executed in oils on canvas and signed by the artist in the bottom left hand corner.
The artist has managed to capture the warmth of a summer's afternoon, and depicts a number of Victorian holiday makers engaged in that most popular of pastimes, promenading; simply walking up and down along the seafront, enjoying the clean Manx air.
Measurements: artwork: 31 cm x 86 cm
Materials: oil on canvas
Object name: painting
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 1954-2501/050
Subject tags : #MM100ARTOFPEOPLE
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For anyone wondering about the blue object in the foreground, it was a cast iron coin collection box for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. - Martin Whittaker Report this