Well, well, well....
My sister went to Royal Holloway, and told me about this painting.

Apparently, one of her friends was just starting one of her finals when there was a loud bang and the Union Jack fell off the painting. In a silently concentrating exam hall this caused a mass conniption, as you can probably imagine. Not least from the people sitting next to it who were convinced this was "a sign".
(richardm, Tue 8 Jul 2008, 13:46, Reply)