A Lost Voice of the English Countryside The story of Brian Hatton is one of remarkable, if tragically curtailed, artistic promise. Born in 1887 amidst the idyllic landscapes of Broomy Hill, Herefordshire, Hatton emerged as a significant figure in British landscape painting during the formative years of the twentieth century. His life and work were inextricably linked to the rural traditions of his homeland, yet his vision was shaped by much broader horizons. Though his career was cut short by his untimely death in action during the First World War at just twenty-eight years old, he left behi…