Acc.no: PEZPH : 1989.61
Full Name: oil painting
Brief Description: This title is taken from Shakespeare, most notably from the play King Lear. The painting was sent to the Royal Academy in 1889 but was not hung. It is believed that the committee thought the painting too 'French' in style. When the painting first came into the possession of Penzance Town Council, it was not displayed as it was decided that tourists would be put off by the depiction of Penzance in the rain. Nowadays, it is one of the most popular works in the collection.
Person: Garstin, Norman
Date: b1847, d1926
Production Date: 1889
Image Width: 1640mm
Frame Width: 1907mm
Image Height: 950mm
Image Width: 1640mm
Frame: canvas
Support: canvas
Category: Fine Art
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