och rome ▁before ▁lay ing ▁on ▁their ▁final ▁colours . ▁ ▁Mason ▁visited ▁the ▁Paris ▁exhibition ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁and ▁although ▁he ▁greatly ▁adm ired ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Dec amps ▁and ▁H é bert , ▁his ▁confidence ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁excel ▁most ▁contemporary ▁pain ters ▁was ▁confirmed . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁he ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁made ▁an ▁income ▁of ▁ 6 0 0 ▁gu ine as . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁England ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁Mason ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁and ▁married ▁Mary ▁Emma ▁Wood ▁( d augh ter ▁of ▁Edward ▁G itt ens ▁Wood ▁of ▁Bay ston ▁House , ▁Sh ro pshire ) ▁on ▁the ▁ 5 ▁August . ▁They ▁settled ▁back ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁family ▁m ansion ▁W et ley ▁Ab bey , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁have ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁five ▁daughters . ▁ ▁The ▁exchange ▁of ▁the ▁blue ▁sk ies ▁of ▁Italy ▁for ▁the ▁grey ▁and ▁mist y ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁England ▁at ▁first ▁de pressed ▁Mason . ▁His ▁friend ▁Sir ▁Frederick ▁Le ight on ▁stim ulated ▁him , ▁however , ▁to ▁ex ert ion , ▁and ▁Mason ' s ▁produced ▁his ▁first ▁painting ▁in ▁England ▁- ▁" W ind ▁on ▁the ▁W old ". ▁Th ence forward ▁he ▁found ▁insp iration ▁in ▁the ▁ex quis ite ▁though ▁sub du ed ▁colours ▁of ▁the ▁Staff ord shire ▁country , ▁and ▁there ▁followed ▁from ▁his ▁br ush ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁id yll s ▁which ▁stamp ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁greatest ▁of