Van Dyck, on the money! (ctd.)
June 21 2015
Picture: Gainsborough's House
I mentioned recently the Bank of England's desire to put an artist on the new £20 note. Of course, I suggested Van Dyck. But now Gainsborough's House museum in Sudbury has said it must be Gainsborough instead (above). And very good he looks too.
You can nominate your favourite artist here.
Update - the Georgian Society tells us (via Twitter) that:
Almost everyone in England is within 40 miles of a Capability Brown landscape.
And that he should therefore be on the £20 note. That's a great statistic, and I'm almost tempted to vote for him myself. Here's a map of Brown's landscapes by the way.
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