The Art Detectives have discovered that this painting is of Starcross - but, it looks like Powderham Church
"
The painting is by Thomas Francis Wainewright - was withdrawn from the 1873 Royal Academy exhibition when Wainewright spotted it being exhibited as a Constable. He stated that he painted the picture in 1853 and the view is near Starcross, Devon.
See attached from The Saturday Review, Feb 8th 1873
No comments:
Post a Comment
Hooray! You're posting a comment. Many thanks.