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Important information for visitors on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September. On Saturday 7 September we are hosting a wedding and so access to the ground floor galleries may be restricted in the afternoon, access to Louise Bourgeois: Nature Study will not be affected. On Sunday 8 September all visitors, including members, are required to have a Compton Verney Dining Club ticket.

The image shows the interior of an art gallery exhibiting various sculptures and artifacts related to Victorian objects. The space features exposed wooden beams on the ceiling, contrasted with modern white walls. The exhibits are arranged throughout the room, including a large

FOLK ART

Pottergate, Richmond, Yorkshire

Artist: John S Newton
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English. John S. Newton was only nineteen when he painted this picture. The sign over the door of the red-brick building advertises his father’s business: “Newton, Painter, gilder, paper hanger”. Local figures animate the view, including Jackie Patterson, the cleaner of the local privies, who is seen on the left with two donkeys. In the foreground carrying a parcel is Harry Pickall, private postman to local landowner, the Marquis of Zetland.

Details

Artist
John S Newton
Title
Pottergate, Richmond, Yorkshire
Date
1847
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
H: 73.2 x W: 86.8 cm
Reference
CVCSC:0059.F
Collection
Folk Art
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