The Sunny South

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The model for this painting was Langley’s Newlyn neighbour, William Curnow. Curnow was an expert on mosses and the moss ‘Fissidens Curnovii’ (commonly known as ‘Curnow’s pocket moss’) is named after him.

Penlee House Gallery & Museum

Penzance

Title

The Sunny South

Date

1885

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 122 x W 61 cm

Accession number

PEZPH : 1998.32

Acquisition method

purchased with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund, the National Art Collections Fund and the Friends of Penlee House, 1998

Work type

Painting

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Morrab Road, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4HE England

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