John Samuel Raven, Study for 'Saintfoin in Bloom': View near Cobham in Kent 1857
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This is a study for the finished picture exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1859. Saintfoin (now usually spelled sainfoin) is a wild perennial herb with tall, conical pink flowers. Once cultivated as a fodder plant, its name is French and means 'wholesome hay'.
October 1992
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