His paintings typically comprised verse or biblical text set in fine borders with one or more inset illustrative pictures.

[2] At 21, Henry joined the Army Medical Corps, married at 23 and lived in Africa until the end of the World War II.

[3] After the war his only child Moira was born and he returned to work in the printing industry where he was introduced to John Spencer, Hon.

[4] In 1985 he was elected to Associate Membership of the Royal Miniature Society after a number of years exhibiting with them and also helping with the production of their magazine.

Then with specially adapted pens, ground down by hand to produce a fine tip the text is completed and any gold leaf brushed onto the required sections.

Henry constantly looked for new ways of expression to enhance the calligraphy text he chose, and this is an unusual and strong demonstration of this trait.

The title is set in the top border which includes objects which are hinted at, you have to delve into this miniature and explore it to discover these.

The two small miniature illustrations depict the splendour of the Godhead at the top and the lowly nativity scene at the bottom.

The border is in a rich blue with scroll work of gold leaf draws attention to the reference of 'saphire-paved courts'.

The nativity has similarities to one within a group of pictures from an English manuscript "Psalter: ms. Arundel 83, British Museum Six scenes from the childhood of Christ, folio 124 R." of the 14th century at the British Museum, A plate of which is within Treasures of Illumination English Manuscripts of the Fourteenth Century (c1250 to 1400) described by The Rev.

There are two small portraits within each side of the border one a school boy and the other a more mature man reflecting, both of these illustrate the wording within the poem.

The inner border is also outlined with gold leaf and is totally filled with scroll work of reds and pinks changing through to purples and to blues, the main swathes are in green.

A small raised square miniature framed by curved gold leaf is on the top left corner of the border; it depicts the head of Christ at the crucifixion.

(Piano key) A red background, the colour of love, which has edging at times straight and at other points intricately curved.

On this upright oblong piano key the heavenly blessing depicted by gold cathedral pinnacles plus a starry sky is seen to be transferred and descending to the bottom of the miniature with the word 'THEE'.

(Piano key) This picture features on the cover of The Magic of Miniatures[4] with Psalm 121 and "A Poem" by Cecil Spring-Rice inside.