ed ▁from ▁William ▁Hog arth ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 5 ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁east ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ch an cel ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ▁Red cl iffe . ▁It ▁was ▁Hog arth ' s ▁only ▁commission ▁from ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ; ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁follow ▁any ▁faith . ▁The ▁church ward ens ▁paid ▁him ▁£ 5 2 5 ▁for ▁his ▁painting . ▁Thomas ▁Pat y ▁made ▁the ▁frames . ▁The ▁total ▁cost ▁was ▁£ 7 6 7 1 ▁ 6 s ▁ 4 d . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁paint ings ▁were ▁too ▁wide ▁for ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁the ▁side ▁pan els ▁were ▁placed ▁at ▁an ▁angle ▁to ▁the ▁central ▁one . ▁During ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁era ▁Hog arth ' s ▁work ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁suitable ▁for ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁attempts ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁sell ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁or ▁via ▁Christ ie ' s ▁and ▁an ▁advert is ement ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁The ▁Times ; ▁however ▁no ▁potential ▁purch as ers ▁could ▁be ▁found . ▁It ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Br istol ▁Fine ▁Art ▁Academy , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁Royal ▁West ▁of ▁England ▁Academy , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁another ▁attempt ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁sell ▁it , ▁again ▁without ▁success . ▁The ▁work ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁display ▁space ▁and ▁presented ▁challeng es ▁for ▁public ▁display . ▁It ▁was ▁eventually ▁rolled ▁up ▁and ▁stored ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement . ▁The ▁museum ▁officially ▁acquired ▁the ▁paint ings ▁in