Art – IMS Photography https://ims.photography Ian Malpass-Scott Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:20:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Frank Gerald Simpson https://ims.photography/2026/05/10/frank-gerald-simpson/ Sun, 10 May 2026 17:48:00 +0000 https://ims.photography/?p=8197 Photograph of Frank Gerald Simpson in the museum at Chesters.

From Wikipedia:

Frank Gerald Simpson (31 October 1882 – 14 May 1955) CBE, MA, Hon. FSA Scot. was a British archaeologist and authority on Hadrian’s Wall. He was the first to confirm that Hadrian’s Wall was built by the Emperor Hadrian and not the Emperor Severus as some antiquarians believed.

Object description
Type: Photograph
Location: Chesters Roman Fort, Northumberland
Material: Photographic paper
Artist: unknown
Date: unknown

Image Details
Date: 10 May 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 250
Licensing: Image of an English Heritage asset. This image cannot be licensed.

]]> John Clayton https://ims.photography/2026/05/10/john-clayton/ Sun, 10 May 2026 17:48:00 +0000 https://ims.photography/?p=8200 From Wikipedia:

John Clayton (10 June 1792 – 14 July 1890) was an antiquarian and town clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, during the nineteenth century. He worked with the builder Richard Grainger and architect John Dobson to redevelop the centre of the city in a neoclassical style (Grainger Town), and Clayton Street in Newcastle is named after him. He did much to preserve the remains of Hadrian’s Wall.

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Chesters Roman Fort, Northumberland
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Edward Sawyer (1828–1902)
Date: c.1862

Image Details
Date: 10 May 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 250
Licensing: Image of an English Heritage asset. This image cannot be licensed.

]]> Chesters https://ims.photography/2026/05/10/chesters/ Sun, 10 May 2026 17:48:00 +0000 https://ims.photography/?p=8203 Visitors have been coming to Chesters since the 19th century, as seen in this painting of the east gate by David Mossman (1869).

Provenance: Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Chesters Roman Fort, Northumberland
Material: Watercolour on paper
Artist: David Mossman (1825–1901)
Date: 1869

Image Details
Date: 10 May 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/1,490s
ISO: 25
Licensing: Image of an English Heritage asset. This image cannot be licensed.

]]> Emperor Hadrian (AD 76–138) (after the Roman original) https://ims.photography/2026/05/10/emperor-hadrian-ad-76-138-after-the-roman-original/ Sun, 10 May 2026 16:29:00 +0000 https://ims.photography/?p=8109 Bust of Hadrian in the museum at Chesters Roman Fort, Northumberland

Image Details
Date: 10 May 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 100
Licensing: Image of an English Heritage asset. This image cannot be licensed.

]]> Building Stone with Relief of Boar https://ims.photography/2026/05/10/building-stone-with-relief-of-boar/ Sun, 10 May 2026 16:29:00 +0000 https://ims.photography/?p=8107 A building stoner at Chesters Roman Fort, Northumberland

This stone with a relief of a boar came from Vindolanda.

Image Details
Date: 10 May 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 160
Licensing: Image of an English Heritage asset. This image cannot be licensed.

]]> Ceramic Figurines https://ims.photography/2026/05/10/ceramic-figurines/ Sun, 10 May 2026 16:29:00 +0000 https://ims.photography/?p=8111 Ceramic figurines in the museum at Chesters Roman Fort, Northumberland

37 figures of gods and goddesses, made from metal, stone and ceramic, are represented in the collection.

Image Details
Date: 10 May 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 200
Licensing: Image of an English Heritage asset. This image cannot be licensed.

]]> Hand of a statue https://ims.photography/2026/05/10/hand-of-a-statue/ Sun, 10 May 2026 16:29:00 +0000 https://ims.photography/?p=8114 Bronze hand of a statue in the museum at Chesters Roman Fort, Northumberland

Only this fragment survives, but it suggests the existence of a sizable and well-modelled figure.

Image Details
Date: 10 May 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 160
Licensing: Image of an English Heritage asset. This image cannot be licensed.

]]> Bronze Dog https://ims.photography/2026/05/10/bronze-dog/ Sun, 10 May 2026 16:29:00 +0000 https://ims.photography/?p=8116 Bronze dog in the museum at Chesters Roman Fort, Northumberland

Image Details
Date: 10 May 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 200
Licensing: Image of an English Heritage asset. This image cannot be licensed.

]]> A Park in Autumn https://ims.photography/2026/05/04/a-park-in-autumn/ Mon, 04 May 2026 17:48:00 +0000 https://ims.photography/?p=8170 South Shields artist Tom Finch was perhaps best known for his work in watercolours and for leading the Tom Finch Watercolour Group, which he founded in the 1970s. He exhibited regularly across the borough. He also produced many oil paintings.

This example, produced in 1973 and recently accessioned into the South Tyneside collection, presents a view of a park in autumn. Finch has focused his composition on the shapes of the trees and the colours of the leaves. Human activity is evident in the curving pathway, but no figures disturb the stillness of the scene.

Object description
Type: Easel Painting
Location: South Shields Museum, Tyne & Wear
Material: Oil on board
Artist: Tom Finch (1918-2003)
Date: 1973

Image Details
Date: 4 May 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 320
Licensing: Image of a North East Museums asset. This image cannot be licensed.

]]> Homewards https://ims.photography/2026/05/04/homewards-2/ Mon, 04 May 2026 17:48:00 +0000 https://ims.photography/?p=8172 William Boot was born in Manchester and moved to London where he worked as an artist and illustrator, and also as a writer. He was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists and The Arts Club and exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy.

in Homewards Boot shows an idyllic rural scene.

A mother and child pause in a lush landscape close to the elegant trunk of a silver birch tree. The artist has enjoyed capturing the light and tones of the grass, thistles, flowers and leaves which spread all around. in the background nestles a cottage, perhaps the destination of the lingering figures who seem, like the viewer, to be in awe of the beauty of nature.

Object description
Type: Easel Painting
Location: South Shields Museum, Tyne & Wear
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: William Henry James Boot (1848 – 1918)
Date: c.1885-1910

Image Details
Date: 4 May 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4
Focal Length: 52mm
Aperture: ƒ/2.4
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 400
Licensing: Image of a North East Museums asset. This image cannot be licensed.

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