A Brief but Brilliant Flame: The Life and Art of Charles Wellington Furse Charles Wellington Furse, a name perhaps less instantly recognizable than some of his contemporaries, nevertheless represents a vital strand in the tapestry of late Victorian and Edwardian British painting. Born in 1868 at Staines, into a comfortably established family – his father was Rev. C.W. Furse, Archdeacon of Westminster – he possessed a lineage that subtly hinted at artistic promise; a collateral descent from Sir Joshua Reynolds, the celebrated portraitist, offered an intriguing connection to the past. However,…