Evangelia Hamilton was born in Athens and practiced Architecture before moving to the UK to study economics. She picked art back up later in life, exhibiting at the Royal Society of British Artists and 3/6 Royal Academies of Arts in the UK and Ireland. Her focus is printmaking and drawing, inspired by the old masters and real life.

This work was influenced by "The Opening of the Fifth Seal" by El Greco, but is updated for the modern era in London as skyscrapers stand over St. Paul's Cathedral in the bakground. The figures in the front are influenced by the painting itself. The watercolours applied are used to bring the scene to life in perspective.