Those glory days of the Glorious Twelfth

In 1990 two paintings by the realist artist George Earl were discovered in a Liverpool pub. Going North, Kings Cross Station and Coming South, Perth Station, painted in 1893, were commissioned by Sir Andrew Barclay Walker. These two artworks give a valuable insight into the life of an upper-class family going to, and returning from, a stalking, shooting and fishing trip to Scotland.

shows the party waiting for the 10am train to Perth, and depicts the wealthy passengers, their servants, young daughter with her Indian nanny, a gamekeeper, grooms, footmen and dogs, on their way to a sporting country retreat. The dogs appear to be setters and pointers, which