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Thursday, October 25

LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL


JM Hornsby painted this watercolour in 1866, depicting Lichfield Cathedral in England.  It's wonderful to be able to see the same  medieval cathedral, almost 150 years later, looking remarkable similar.  I like to imagine Hornsby, dresses in his Victorian suit, out for a relaxing day of leisure painting.  Considering Lichfield's proximity to Stoke-on-Trent, perhaps Hornsby worked as a porcelain decorator.    I'm glad that this painting has lasted, unframed, crossing the Atlantic to find itself in a pile at St. Lawrence Market and subsequently into my living room.




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