The Quarry

James William Booth 1867 - 1953

Summary

A quarry scene of a pathway cut deep into the earth, with bare white earth at the sides, and green land visible at the top of the picture. Three shire horses are harnessed to a cart, with three men lifting stone into the cart: two men are by the side of the path, and one is in the cart.

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The Quarry probably 1905 James William Booth 1867-1953 Oil on canvas The horse in Edwardian years became a symbol of old times as motorised vehicles began to take over. Shire horses in particular have a stolid quality that seemed to embody old, hard-working England. James William Booth was the son of a Manchester businessman who kept racehorses – probably the root of his son’s life-long enthusiasm for equine subjects. After training at Manchester Art School, Booth moved to join the Staithes school of painters on the North Yorkshire coast, where he remained for the rest of his life, painting and exhibiting prodigiously. Gift of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Joseph Candlin 1905.20