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Lady Godiva

Marshall Claxton1850/1850

The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
Coventry, United Kingdom

This oil painting by Marshall Claxton captures Lady Godiva as she is about to mount her horse to ride naked through the streets of Coventry. Claxton studied at the Royal Academy Schools and in 1834 was awarded the premier medal. He exhibited a number of history and genre pictures at exhibitons in London.

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