The Visionary Chronicler of London’s Soul Ernest Stafford Carlos, a name etched into the annals of early twentieth-century British art with both brilliance and tragedy, possessed an uncanny ability to peer beneath the surface of Victorian and Edwardian society. Born on June 4, 1883, in North Brixton, Carlos was more than a mere painter; he was a visual historian of the human spirit. His life, though cut tragically short by the ravages of the First World War at the age of thirty-four, was defined by an unwavering commitment to capturing the authentic, often overlooked, textures of existence.…