Alfred Sisley and Frederick Delius

Sir Thomas Beecham, the greatest exponent of Delius' music, recognized a 'distinct affinity' between the painter Alfred Sisley and the composer Frederick Delius. Alfred Sisley was both Delius' near neighbour in France and his fellow countryman, Sisley had taken up residence near to 'Grez-sur-Loing' in the old walled town of 'Moret'. Both were of English origin and the sons of well-to-do industrialists. Both had turned away from commerce in favour of art and had chosen to to pass their mature years in a fo