THE BACK BAR print

The back bar of the Blue Anchor in Helston at Christmas — fire lit, friends gathered, stories being told, and Cornish songs beginning. This is one of Cornwall’s oldest pubs, a place that has been a meeting point for centuries, and the back bar holds that history in its walls: the warmth of accumulated evenings, the particular cosiness of a room that knows how to keep the winter out.

William the cat, who adopted the pub as his own, keeps watch from his portrait on the wall — the presiding spirit of the place.

The original painting is acrylic on canvas with copper leaf, the firelight caught in the gilded surface, warm and flickering.

HEARTH: THE BACK BAR — Fine Art Print
Reproduction from the original painting by Catherine Hyde

Acrylic on canvas with copper leaf
Museum-quality archival print with light-fast pigmented inks
Signed, titled, and numbered beneath the image — Limited Edition
Unmounted, presented flat with a backing board and protective cover

Available sizes:
A3 — £80
A2 — £150