THOMAS & ROBERT FEVERALL – KING DAVID PAINTING
Recently an art expert has
had a look at one of the paintings hanging in Carbrooke Church.
The massive picture hangs
at the back of the church by the organ, and is said to represent King David.
Sadly it is a rather dark and dingy painting, however the expert commented,
that although it isn’t of great value, it is a significant painting, and particularly
to Carbrooke (further research required).
If the painting was
restored, it would be shown to have been painted in beautiful colours, and
could originally have been hung in the Chancel (choir). Sadly at present we do
not have the funds to restore it, but discovering its provenance and history
would be interesting.
The painting is dated
1747. Apparently there are also
paintings by the same artist in Chichester Cathedral and it would be
interesting to find the connection.
The art expert also
pointed out there is likely to be a connection between this painting, and
Thomas Feverall, a London Merchant and his sons Thomas and Robert who have
tombs in the chancel of Carbrooke Church, in a very dominant position.
Feverall, is not as far as
we know a Carbrooke or even local name, so it would be interesting to discover
more about him, and how he came to be buried in Carbrooke Church.
It appears that Thomas
Feverall was living around the time the painting was painted.
If anyone is interested in
carrying out further research, we would be very interested to hear more, this
would be an opportunity for anyone, who would like to take part in Carbrooke
research but is unable to join us in our meetings due to distance. Hopefully
there are online resources for Thomas Feverall too.
There are various
references for items held at Norfolk Record Office which may be of interested. There are in fact many other items there
relating to Carbrooke, which may also hold clues.
At our last
meeting we made suggestions as to talks and events we may hold in the future,
so keep your diaries open for dates to learn more of the very interesting and varied
history of our area.
Our next Heritage
meeting: Wednesday 9th March 7pm at Brakehill Lodge Shipdham Road.
All welcome to our informal meetings.
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