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In January 2025  Sarah and Mike Worne discovered a 10-foot painting depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in their recently purchased barn near Lostwithiel.  A signature on the back of the painting reads "Teresa Fuller 1951–1952," but little is known about the artist. The painting is currently housed in St Bartholomew's Church in Lostwithiel. 

The discovery of the painting has produced considerable national coverage, initiated by a feature on the BBC Radio Cornwall breakfast programme. 

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If you have any information about Teresa Fuller please get in touch with our website via the  Contact page and we will forward your message to  Sarah and Mike Worne.

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UPDATED 24TH APRIL 2025

A small exhibition was held at St Bartholomew's Church  Lostwithiel on 23rd April 2025 to provide an update to the widely reported news story about Sarah and Mark Worne finding a large crucifixion painting hidden in a barn on a recently purchased piece of land. The story was carried by the BBC on 29th January 2025 and may be read via this link.

Sarah's investigations have discovered that the artist is Teresa Fuller, but this is her adoptive Catholic name. Her birth name is Edith Violet Fuller, born in 1900, and she studied at the Slade School of Art.



 The previous owner of the property  purchased the painting at auction in Greenwich SE London during the 1990s and  apparently  drove it back to Cornwall on the roof of her car.

Text based on an Instagram post by Sally Atkins