Lot Essay
Burley-on-the-Hill was built for Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, and subsequently 7th Earl of Winchilsea, in 1694-1705, the previous house having been destroyed in the Civil War.
Details
Nathan T. Fielding (1747-c.1814)
A View of Burley-on-the-Hill, Rutland, with cattle and sheep in the foreground
signed and dated, lower left 'N[linked]Fielding/1794'
18 x 22in. (46 x 56cm.)
A View of Burley-on-the-Hill, Rutland, with cattle and sheep in the foreground
signed and dated, lower left 'N[linked]Fielding/1794'
18 x 22in. (46 x 56cm.)
Provenance
By descent at Burley-on-the-Hill to
Major James Hanbury; Christie's, 20 June 1947, lot 23 (25gns. to Currie).
Major James Hanbury; Christie's, 20 June 1947, lot 23 (25gns. to Currie).
Literature
E.K. Waterhouse, Dictionary of British 18th Century Painters, Woodbridge, 1981, p. 126 (illus.).