R. H. Giles

R. H. Giles painted watercolours in the mid-1800s, a time when British artists favoured precise detail over bold colour. Their 1851 Untitled scene shows a quiet corner of London’s Regent’s Park, its trees and path captured with careful brushwork. Watercolour was cheap and portable, so many artists like Giles used it for quick studies as well as finished works. Look closer at the paper’s edges—Giles left faint pencil lines under the paint, a habit that shows through in the final piece. Next, tap Untitled to see how light and shadow play across the park’s leafy paths.