London, July 13 (Newswire): Police say a man has been charged with defacing a John Constable painting in Britain's National Gallery.
London police said 57-year-old Paul Douglas Manning would appear in court, charged with criminal damage.
He was arrested at the gallery after reports of an attack on "The Hay Wain."
The group Fathers 4 Justice, which campaigns on behalf of fathers denied contact with their children, said Manning was a "desperate dad" who had stuck a picture of his son on the painting.
The gallery said there was no permanent damage to Constable's 1821 rural scene, one of Britain's most famous artworks.
Another Fathers 4 Justice member, Tim Haries, has been charged with spraying paint on a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey earlier this month
London police said 57-year-old Paul Douglas Manning would appear in court, charged with criminal damage.
He was arrested at the gallery after reports of an attack on "The Hay Wain."
The group Fathers 4 Justice, which campaigns on behalf of fathers denied contact with their children, said Manning was a "desperate dad" who had stuck a picture of his son on the painting.
The gallery said there was no permanent damage to Constable's 1821 rural scene, one of Britain's most famous artworks.
Another Fathers 4 Justice member, Tim Haries, has been charged with spraying paint on a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey earlier this month
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