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It shows the interior of Tuke's cottage at Pennance Point, Falmouth and features his housekeeper Mrs Elizabeth Jane Fouracre (1857–1916) and her two sons, George and Richard. The local postman, William J. Martin is seen here playing the part of telegraph boy, having delivered a telegram.
Title
The Message
Date
1890
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 100 x W 89.5 cm
Accession number
FAMAG:1923.7
Acquisition method
gift from Alfred de Pass, 1923
Work type
Painting
Falmouth Art Gallery
Municipal Buildings, The Moor, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 2RT England
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