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| Title | Beacon Fire | |
| Collection | Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport | |
| Artist | M., C.V. (unknown school, 18th century) | |
| Date Earliest | about 1700 | |
| Date Latest | about 1800 | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | A man drives cattle and sheep along a path in front of a derelict building to the left. Behind them a man and woman on horseback stop and look at a shrine. | |
| Current Accession Number | 1929.434 | |
| Inscription | front ll 'C.V.M.' | |
| Subject | landscape; animal (cattle, sheep, horse); figure (travellers and a farmer); buildings and gardens (ruins and a shrine) | |
| Measurements | 40 x 37 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by J. H. Bell 1929. | |
| Rights Owner | Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, Sefton M.B.C. Leisure Services | |
| Author | Lisa Howard | |