Elegant figures rowing on the the River Wear before Lumley Castle

细节

Thomas Hearne (1744-1817)
Elegant figures rowing on the the River Wear before Lumley Castle
pencil and watercolour heightened in white, on the original wash line mount
7¼ x 10in. (18.5 x 25.5cm.)

来源

Lumley Castle, Co. Durham.

刻印

W. Byrne and S. Middiman, engraving, 1779, for the The Antiquities of Great Britain, vol. 1, no. X.

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拍场告示

Please note that the attribution of the artist of this lot has changed since the time of cataloguing. The artist is now known to be Thomas Hearne (1744-1817). See W. Byrne and S. Middiman, engraving, 1779, for The Antiquities of Great Britian, Vol.1 No. X

拍品专文

Lady Serena James (neé. Lumley) spent much of her childhood at the family seat, Lumley Castle, Durham. She had a particularly strong affection for Lumley, the magnificent medieval castle where King James I had rested for two weeks on his way South.