Mary Mobbs obituary

My wife, Mary Mobbs, who has died aged 86, was a multi-talented musician and artist. On retiring from her position at Bristol University in 1983, she embarked on a new career as a harpsichord soundboard painter. Within a year, her work was exhibited at the international early keyboard exhibition in Bruges.The number of commissions from harpischord makers all over the country meant that Mary rarely had a time in her so-called retirement when a harpischord was not waiting to be decorated. She pain...

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