A view in the park at Hawkstone, the seat of Sir Richard Hill, Bt., Shropshire
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John Emes (fl. 1783-1805)
A view in the park at Hawkstone, the seat of Sir Richard Hill, Bt., Shropshire
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour
16½ x 23¾ in. (41.9 x 60.3 cm.)
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1790, no. 573.
Lot Essay
The house at Hawkstone was built in 1720 but its wings were added thirty years later. The park is particularly distinguished and contains a number of garden buildings of note.