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Sorry, KT17, "Swinton" is a painter and a town in Greater Manchester, too.

kt17, and Mamya. and rusty
Thanks for your suggestions.
But upon checking other answers it seems as though this painter would be living and dying sometime in the 1600's. So neither Swinton or Worsley qualify.
please keep trying. Iy's got me stuck.

I did see mention of dates on the thread elsewhere but again, no one thought to include them.

Will have another think.

Thanks Mamya. I'll look forward to your thinking!

Hello, Betty!
I've found artists with the surnames,
Cheadle, Heywood, and Hindley.
These appear to be towns in Greater Manchester?

hello Rusty. You are right - they are artists and towns in G.M. but the dates are not right.
I'm beginning to think we need to look at the "painter" word. Artists are not normally called painters. But I haven't got anywhere with that idea.
Thanks for trying.

Hello, Betty!
A "painter" is also a rope for tying up a boat.
Would that be any help?

Betty, looking at the first three clues you gave [and their answers cleverly given by readers], there appears to be only wordplay, and no descriptive element.

Therefore we may be seeking an answer that is neither painterly nor Mancunian...

Pray tell, what is the rubric? How does it identify this answer as a personage of the 17th century when the other answers are from different eras?

And also pray tell, from which publication is this esoteric puzzle?

It's a Quiz I believe, possibly a charity one - I have been unable to glean any more details about it.

It's hard working in the dark.

Hi Mamya

I first read your post 13 as 'I'll have another Drink'.
Maybe not such a bad idea!