Category Archives: Archive Material

Cecil Round was clearly well regarded as an artist as he was commissioned to paint the portraits of many influential people – amongst them, we read ‘between the sheets’ of the Lady’s Pictorial of 25 December 1886, was Alexander Meyrick … Continue reading →

Hiding in plain sight ‘between the sheets’ of The Bridport News and Dorsetshire, Devonshire and Somersetshire Advertiser of 1 May 1885, we discover under District News, invaluable information about one of Cecil Round’s early exhibits at the Royal Academy: “A … Continue reading →

Following the death of Cecil Round in June 1933, we find ‘between the sheets’ of the Western Morning News of 12 July 1933, a formal notice for any Persons having a claim against the Estate of the late Cecil Mendelssohn … Continue reading →

Cecil Round painted many portraits throughout his career, and this update from ‘between the sheets’ of the Western Times on 12 June 1931 comes towards the end of Cecil Round’s career (he died on 20 June 1933). The short report … Continue reading →

Discovered ‘between the sheets’ of the Leamington Spa Courier of 18 January 1907, is this rather splendid article entitled, ‘A Royal Academy Exhibitor’. Not only does the article disclose biographical detail about Cecil Round’s early life as an artist, it … Continue reading →

We read ‘between the sheets’ of the Bognor Regis Observer of 13 July 1904, that the local Church Renovation Fund benefited from a Swiss Village Fete and Bazaar, held at Bosham (near Chichester) on Wednesday and Thursday the previous week: … Continue reading →

In the twenty-first century when GDPR rules and regulations have been implemented for our privacy and data protection, it seems strange to find ‘between the sheets’ of the Dartmouth & South Hams Chronicle of 6 July 1900, that hotels shared … Continue reading →

An intriguing announcement was printed ‘between the sheets’ of the Epsom Journal on 8 December 1891. It seems Cecil Round had reason to take four defendants to court, after they conducted themselves in a noisy and disorderly manner with intent … Continue reading →

Not only was Cecil Round in demand for his paintings, but we discover ‘between the sheets’ of both the Surrey Mirror and the West Surrey Times of 7 December 1889, that he was also active as a speaker on the … Continue reading →

In 1891, Cecil Round was operating from a studio in the village of Ockley in Surrey, and ‘between the sheets’ of the Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser of 8 August 1891, we find news that he was visited at his studio … Continue reading →