Leading to the terrace, Penshurst Place, Kent

Details

Lilian Stannard (1884-1944)
Leading to the terrace, Penshurst Place, Kent
signed 'Lilian Stannard' (lower left) and signed again and inscribed 'The Terrace Walk/Lilian Stannard' (on the artist's label attached to the backboard)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of white and with scratching out
10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm.)

Provenance

with Arthur Ackerman & Son, New York.

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Lot Essay

The original hall at Penshurst was completed in 1341 for Sir John de Pulteney and is one of the finest examples of the architecture of that period. The garden is also one of the oldest in private ownership, parts of it date from the time of Pulteney's hall and much of the garden remains as it was constructed in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. John Evelyn wrote of Penshurst in 1652 'We went to see Penshurst, famous for its gardens and excellent fruit.'

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