In 1823 however Stannard was in a severe financial crisis which was temporarily alleviated by the patronage of John Harvey who commissioned him to paint what is Stannard's masterwork,' Thorpe Water frolic-afternoon'.
Stannard was in a severe financial crisis. This was in 1823 however. This severe financial crisis was temporarily alleviated by the patronage of John Harvey. This John Harvey commissioned him to paint what is Stannard's masterwork,' Thorpe Water frolic-afternoon'.