TW426911 The Potter\'s Courtship, c.1886 (oil on canvas) by Hughes, Arthur (1832-1915); 71.7x86.3 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: The potter has just taken a blue cloth off the clay model of his sweetheart that he has made; He leans forward anxiously to see her reaction; Her face seems to show how much she is touched by his efforts; She holds a spool of wool for spinning; Bright sunlight and the intensely blue sea are probably meant to suggest an Italian setting;); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright.