Life is Like a Sundial

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John Laslett Pott initially studied as an architect but gravitated towards painting, eventually exhibiting at the Royal Academy between 1860 and 1897. He was known mainly for his late Victorian depictions of historical or imaginary scenes, and for his pure nostalgia for times past.

Royal Cornwall Museum

Truro

Title

Life is Like a Sundial

Date

1878

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 57.5 x W 82 cm

Accession number

TRURI : 1936.52

Acquisition method

gift, 1936

Work type

Painting

Royal Cornwall Museum

River Street, Truro, Cornwall TR1 2SJ England

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