Eltham, London

Francis Dodd R.A. 1874-1949, was an English landscape and portrait painter, draftsman and etcher. He attended the Glasgow School of Art and travelled through Europe, France, Italy and Spain, after which he returned to England, he settled in Manchester and later moved to Blackheath in South East London where he spent the rest of his life. This picture was painted within reach of his home before the second World War. Dodd was an official War artist and he became a full member of the Royal Academy in 1935.