Emma Lohmannâs (1970-)Â A view of Maitland (after Vermeer) pays homage to Johannes Vermeerâs A view of Delft (1663), a masterpiece described by the nineteenth-century novelist Marcel Proust as âthe most beautiful painting in the worldâ. Vermeer painted the waterborne entrance to the Dutch city of Delft, where visitors arrived at the cityâs imposing gateway by […]
Florrie, Ethel, Percy, Frank and Marjorie Bray were all born on the Tweed River between 1870 and 1881. They were the children of Gertrude and Joshua Bray, who were among the earliest Europeans to permanently settle and farm in the district. They were raised in a large extended family, of 12 siblings, as well as […]
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