1212769 Still Life (oil on canvas) by Farmer, Mrs. Alexander (Fanny) (fl.1855-67); 38.2x28.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: Flowers and birds\' nests often featured as part of the still-life pictures popular in Victorian times. This kind of composition allowed artists to bring together a range of different textures, demonstrating the painter\'s skill. In this picture, smooth eggs rest on soft down inside the nest of spiky twigs, and delicate flowers rest on a wooden surface. The flowers are echoed by the shapes of the flower-patterned fabric. This London artist used her formal married name of Mrs Alexander Farmer.); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright.