Mrs. Hurst Dancing (the title taken from one of the sketches in this charming book) will open the doors to the English Regency period, especially the years Diana Sperling was born in and lived with her parents, brothers and sister at Dynes Hall near Halstead in Essex.5/5(8). · There in my hands was a book I’d never heard of called (now that my brain bothered to read the subtitle) ‘Mrs Hurst Dancing Other Scenes From Regency Life Watercolours by Diana Sperling. I held my breath as I opened the cover to find the penciled price. It was only £6. I clutched it to my chest and laughed as I resisted Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. · She was captured in full swing one evening at her home in a charming watercolor by a young friend, Diana Sperling. The full title of this book is Mrs Hurst Dancing Other Scenes from Regency Life – I stumbled across it in my local library and was immediately enchanted. This volume contains full-size reproductions of a number of watercolor sketches made by a young woman .
The watercolor painting at the top of this post shows a fun glimpse of Regency life. It's dated May 25 th and was painted at Dynes Hall in Essex, England, by a young English woman named Diana Sperling. Diana enjoyed capturing scenes of everyday life. Diana Sperling's known work consists of three albums of watercolours, many of which are reproduced in G. Manay's, Mrs. Hurst Dancing and other Scenes from Regency Life ', London, 72 of her watercolors are included in the book Mrs. Hurst Dancing and Other Scenes from Regency Life () (click on the book cover to be whisked away to get one of your very own) with Sperling's own captions explaining the slice of life she has captured.
Mrs. Hurst Dancing (the title taken from one of the sketches in this charming book) will open the doors to the English Regency period, especially the years Diana Sperling was born in and lived with her parents, brothers and sister at Dynes Hall near Halstead in Essex. Mrs Hurst dancing, and other scenes from Regency life, Mrs Hurst dancing, and other scenes from Regency life, by Sperling, Diana; Mingay, G. E. There in my hands was a book I’d never heard of called (now that my brain bothered to read the subtitle) ‘Mrs Hurst Dancing Other Scenes From Regency Life Watercolours by Diana Sperling. I held my breath as I opened the cover to find the penciled price. It was only £6. I clutched it to my chest and laughed as I resisted.
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