▁work ▁to ▁N unning ton ▁Hall . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁water col our ▁paint ings ▁on ▁display ▁is ▁a ▁" View ▁of ▁Phil ae " ▁by ▁Edward ▁Lear ▁better ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁ow ls ▁and ▁p uss yc ats ▁in ▁se ag reen ▁boats . ▁ ▁The ▁bed sp read ▁was ▁worked ▁by ▁F anny ▁W r ather , ▁great ▁grand m other ▁of ▁Mrs ▁F ife . ▁ ▁Mrs ▁F ife ' s ▁bed room ▁ ▁The ▁bed ▁is ▁painted ▁in ▁Ne o - Class ical ▁style ▁but ▁is ▁probably ▁an ▁Edward ian ▁rev ival ▁of ▁this ▁style . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁family ▁port ra its ▁on ▁display ▁is ▁a ▁char ming ▁portrait ▁of ▁Mrs ▁F ife ▁( ne e ▁Margaret ▁R ut son ) ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁girl ▁in ▁past el ▁by ▁Paul - C esar ▁H elle u ▁( 1 8 5 9 – 1 9 2 7 ) ▁and ▁a ▁p enc il ▁drawing ▁of ▁Col ▁F ife ▁signed ▁and ▁dated ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁by ▁William ▁Str ang ▁( 1 8 5 9 – 1 9 2 1 ). ▁ ▁This ▁room ▁also ▁has ▁another ▁much ▁earlier ▁example ▁of ▁F anny ▁W r ather ' s ▁need le work ; ▁a ▁sam pler ▁h anging ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁nin ete enth - century ▁past el ▁portrait ▁of ▁her . ▁ ▁Mrs ▁F ife ' s ▁dress ing ▁room ▁ ▁Similar ▁to ▁the ▁room ▁running ▁off ▁the ▁D ining ▁Room ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁and