“Priors Hall Barn, Widdington” by H E du Plessis – Priors Hall Barn, Widdington, Essex, UK
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A drawing of Priors Hall Barn painted for the Recording Britain project.
Waymark Code: WMMVVR
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/11/2014
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Enslin Hercules du Plessis was born in South Africa in 1898. He served in the First World War and later became a journalist on the Star. In 1922 he settled in London as a journalist on the Argus SA newspapers. By 1928 he was painting seriously. He was elected a member of the London Group in 1929. He retired from journalism in 1956 and began full time painting. In 1972 he was awarded the South African Akademie Medal of Honour for painting.
Priors Barn is one of the finest examples of an aisled barn in southern England. It is owned by English Heritage and is open April to October. The painting, pencil and bodycolour on paper, is in the Recording Britain collection of the V&A.
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Artist: Enslin Hercules du PLessis
Date of Painting: 01/01/1940
Date of Your Photograph: 11/11/2014
Medium of Painting: Pencil and bodycolour on paper
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