COUNTY DURHAM.- Flower power is the theme running through an exhibition at The Bowes Museum; the first large scale show in Britain to celebrate the still life paintings of Henri Fantin-Latour. Although the artist’s name might not be the first to trip off everyone’s tongue when reflecting on 19th Century greats, he was nevertheless up there with the finest, including Manet, who was a witness at his wedding, and Whistler, who introduced him to London’s artistic and intellectual society. Painting Flowers: Fantin-Latour & the Impressionists, which opened at the Barnard Castle treasure house on Saturday 16 April, showcases around 30 of his works, alongside paintings by Renoir, Courbet, and Fantin-Latour’s wife Victoria Dubourg, among others. “He was very good friends with Manet, finally serving as a pallbearer at his funeral”, said the Museum’s Keeper of Fine