Emmerson mainly painted scenes of country life in Northumberland. His light-hearted and colourful animal subjects were very popular. He was a well-respected Newcastle artist.

There is a picture of Emmerson in the collection of the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, painted after Emmerson’s death by his friend, Ralph Hedley (1848-1913).

The painting shows Emmerson as a kindly, encouraging artist, breaking off from his own work to give advice to a widow, who is painting, and her son.

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Henry Hetherington Emmerson (1831-1895)
Date: before 1883

Image Details
Date: 28 April 2023
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4
Focal Length: 50mm
Aperture: ƒ/2.4
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 400
Licensing: Image of a Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens asset. This image cannot be licensed.