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[The Ford-Stratford Tony] painting captures the joy and optimism of midsummer; beneath a sky of cumulous clouds, women gather outside while children play near the River Ebble. A longtime angler, de Glehn had become well acquainted with the village, its crystalline waterways, and wooded environs as both a painter and a trout fisherman. De Glehn’s inclusion of Kingfisher Cottage, a traditional eighteenth century English home with a thatched roof, grounds the scene within this picturesque locale.