St Martin-in-the-Fields (painting)

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St Martin-in-the-Fields
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St Martin-in-the-Fields
Artist William Logsdail
Year1888 [1]
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions143.5 cm× 118.1 cm(56.5 in× 46.5 in)
LocationTate Britain, London

St Martin-in-the-Fields is a painting of a child street vendor outside the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square, London, painted by William Logsdail from 1888 in the collection of Tate Britain. [1]

An engraving from the painting was published in The Graphic , 1894.

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References

  1. 1 2 "'St Martin-in-the-Fields', William Logsdail". Tate . Retrieved 7 June 2016.