Preparing for a Fancy Dress Ball, William Etty (1787 -1849).
The painter most closely associated with the City of York is William Etty, whose statue stands outside the Art Gallery, and who is buried in St Olave’s Churchyard. Margaret May, a member of the Friends’ committee, discusses one of his finest and most popular paintings.
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