Lot 138: The Raiders: a Border landscape

Hon. Walter John James, R.B.A., later 3rd Baron Northbourne (1869-1932) The Raiders: a Border landscape signed and dated 'WALTER.JAMES.1900-1' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed '(The Hon.) Walter J. James/1 Courtfield Road/S.W. The Raiders. A Border Landscape/No. 1' (on a label attached to the stretcher) oil on canvas 25 1/8 x 30 in. (63.8 x 76.2 cm.)

Like his grandfather, the first Lord Northbourne, Walter James was inspired by his native county to paint its history and landscape. This poetic evocation of the Border's turbulent past is a typical example of the works he submitted to the Royal Academy.