In 1878, Melville he made his debut at the Royal Academy in London with ‘A Cabbage Garden’. This pioneering composition is believed to have inspired Guthrie’s ‘A Hind’s Daughter’ of 1883 . Melville’s painting also illustrates
his awareness of other artistic groups in Europe such as the Barbizon and Hague school artists.
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