The panelled study at Groombridge Place, Kent. By permission of the Misses Saint. (1910 - 1911)

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"The Panelled Study at Groombridge Place, Kent" is a captivating painting by Edwin Foley, created between 1910 and 1911. This artwork intricately depicts the interior of a richly adorned study room located in Groombridge Place, an estate with historical significance in Kent, England.The painting showcases a room deeply layered in traditional English architectural and decorative styles. The walls and ceiling are ornately lined with wooden panels carved with elegant designs, providing a sense of warmth and sophistication. A striking feature of this study is the collection of ceramic plates, displayed prominently along the upper sections of the room, adding a unique cultural touch to the space.Central to the composition is a large fireplace, framed by detailed woodwork, which suggests the room’s use as a cozy retreat during colder months. The hearth is adorned with an array of objects that hint at the intellectual pursuits likely undertaken in this room—books fill the shelves while papers, a quill, and an inkwell sit ready on the robust wooden table.This artwork not only captures the aesthetic elements of the room but also invites viewers to ponder the lives and stories that have unfolded in such a stately environment.

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Author and illustrator of The Book of Decorative Furniture, published in 2 volumes by T. C. & E. C. Jack in 1910-11, which featured one hundred reproductions in full colour and one thousand text illustrations. The book went through a number of editions.

Almost nothing has been published about Foley other than that he was a Fellow of the institute of designers.

He was born Edwin John Foley in Fisherton Anger, Wiltshire, c.1859, the second child and eldest son of furniture manufacturer Arthur Foley of the Fisherton Cabinet Works, Salisbury, and his wife Jane. He was at least partly educated in London,  where he lived with his uncle and aunt, Peter and Rhoda Marie Brown.

He worked as a designer for his father from at least the early 1880s, but by 1891 was living in Charlotte Street, Marylebone, with his wife Louisa Maud (nee Hayford), whom he married in 1882. They had three children, Conrad Hayford (b. 1885), Hubert Edwin (b. 1887) and Alan Victor (b. 1888).

Edwin John Foley lived at 294 Camden Road, Middlesex, and died at Cottesloe, Western Australia, on 25 April 1912.

Many more pictures by Edwin Foley can be found at the Look and Learn picture library.