It was the time of roses by David Murray

In 1891 Murray was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy and became a full member by 1905. To broaden his horizons he travelled to the continent, but the majority of his more characteristic works are of Scottish or English landscapes.

‘It was the time of roses’ illustrates the view from Forty Acres Rose Garden, St Dunstan’s, Canterbury, reflecting a late impressionist style. The title of the work is from a line in Thomas Hood’s (1798-1845) poem ‘Time of Roses’: ‘The world was newly crown’d/with flowers when first we met!’