It is thought possible that this is a canvas which Churchyard bought unfinished and then worked up. Maybe even from the Constable sale in 1838. It is certainly an unusual size for Thomas Churchyard. When Harold Day purchased it in 1960's it had come from the collection of H.Schemilt. He felt that the sky was very like Constable and the remainder more Churchyard. The original stretcher dated from 1810.

Provenance: Collection of Harold Day ref: T.C. no 34
Illustrated in Thomas Churchyard 'The Oil Paintings' by John Day and East Anglian Painters by Harold Day.