Oil Painting - "Major Oak, Sherwood Forest" by Andrew MacCallum

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NCM 1885-117

Major Oak in Sherwood Forest is said to be where Robin Hood hid out. The artist wrote to George Wallis, director of the Castle Museum and Art Gallery in March 1885 – ”I have a large picture of the Major Oak… do you think the Corpn. would like to have it?”

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