Caroline Dakers tells us that he was eventually driven from Hackford Road when acute homesickness was exacerbated by his unrequited love for his landlady's daughter, Ursula, causing him to leave and seek work in Paris.
Van Gogh did return briefly in 1876, living in Twickenham and working at a local school. To read some of his letters from London, click here.
Everyone understands homesickness, nod.
ReplyDeleteBut poor old van Gogh. He was always having unrequited love affairs with women who had never said a word to him in his life.