THE COMMISSION OF LUNACY II
OIL ON CANVAS

private collection

dimensions:
20" x 30"
51cm x 76cm

"One of my ancestors, called Ann Sercombe, appeared before an Inquisition of the Commission of Lunacy in 1849. In this painting the front page of the document appears suspended from a coat hanger (I visited the UK National Archives to see the orginal). This is my own flight of fancy depicting an imagined Ann, with figments of her 'unsound mind' made real. Behind her is a framed portrait of her neice Mary Emma Sercombe who was also my great-grandmother.."



THE COMMISSION OF LUNACY II
OIL ON CANVAS

private collection

dimensions:
20" x 30"
51cm x 76cm

"One of my ancestors, called Ann Sercombe, appeared before an Inquisition of the Commission of Lunacy in 1849. In this painting the front page of the document appears suspended from a coat hanger (I visited the UK National Archives to see the orginal). This is my own flight of fancy depicting an imagined Ann, with figments of her 'unsound mind' made real. Behind her is a framed portrait of her neice Mary Emma Sercombe who was also my great-grandmother.."