Elevation of the south side of the library, Snelston Hall, the seat of John Harrison, Derbyshire

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Lewis Nockalls Cottingham (1787-1847)
Elevation of the south side of the library, Snelston Hall, the seat of John Harrison, Derbyshire
signed 'L.N.Cottingham. archt.' (lower right) and inscribed 'ELEVATION. OF. THE .SOUTH. SIDE. OF. LIBRARY. SNELSTON. HALL. THE. SEAT. OF. JOHN. HARRISON. ESQ. -DERBYSHIRE.' (lower centre) and annotated with incomplete scale
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, watermark 'J WHATMAN./TURKEY MILL 1827'
18 x 25½ in. (46 x 65 cm.); in a carved gothic frame

Provenance

Lieutenant Colonel Stanton and by descent through the family.

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Lot Essay

Cottingham was primarily employed in restoration work for churches and cathedrals; however he also designed a small number of new buildings, of which Snelston Hall was one. The elaborately Gothic house was designed for John Harrison in 1828 but was demolished in 1951. Illustrations of the Hall can be found in J.B. Burke's A Visitation of Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, series 2, i, London, 1854, pp. 228, illustrated. For related drawings also see S. Jervis, 'Gothic Rampant; Designs by L.N. Cottingham for Snelston Hall', Victoria and Albert Museum Album no.3, London, 1984 pp. 323-331.

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