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Mid Lent Fair, Grantham Market Place, Lincolnshire

Image credit: Lincolnshire County Council Grantham Collection

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Grantham Market place, c.1800, depicted at the opening of the Mid Lent fair. The market cross and conduit are visible. Naive style of painting, showing the Civic procession including local dignitaries and the mace bearer processing through a variety of stalls, surrounded by onlookers and musicians.

Lincolnshire County Council Grantham Collection

Grantham

Title

Mid Lent Fair, Grantham Market Place, Lincolnshire

Date

c.1800

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 63.5 x W 104 cm

Accession number

LCNGR:1991.315

Acquisition method

purchased from the Crane Galleries, Folk Art and Americana, London, with the assistance of the Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund, Lincolnshire County Council and South Kesteven District Council, 1989

Work type

Painting

Lincolnshire County Council Grantham Collection

St Peter’s Hill, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 6PY England

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