Roll call is the hit of the royal academy show. After that, rol call goes on a tour of england. In liverpool, 20 thousand people go to see it. A bidding war breaks out among potential buyers. Finally, queen victoria, one of the greatest art collectors of her day, decides she absolutely has to have which is how it comes to hang in saint james's palace.
In the late 19th century, a painting titled The Roll Call, by a virtually unknown artist, took England by storm. But after that brilliant first effort, the artist all but disappeared. Why? And what does The Roll Call tell us about the fate of those first through the door?
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