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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY

VIEW OF ALNWICK CASTLE FROM THE SOUTH, WITH SOLDIERS AND HORSES IN THE FOREGROUND

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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
VIEW OF ALNWICK CASTLE FROM THE SOUTH, WITH SOLDIERS AND HORSES IN THE FOREGROUND
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24 X 36 IN. (61 X 91.5 CM.)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

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ALNWICK CASTLE HAS BEEN THE SEAT OF THE PERCY FAMILY, SINCE THE ACQUISITION OF THE NORMAN KEEP ON THE SITE IN 1309 BY HENRY, 1ST LORD PERCY (D. 1315), WHO STRENGTHENED THE EXISTING FORTIFICATIONS AND REBUILT THE CASTLE IN THE FORM OF SEVEN SEMI-CIRCULAR TOWERS AROUND THE COURTYARD. HUGH, 1ST DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND (1714-1786), INHERITED THE CASTLE IN 1750 AND COMMISSIONED ROBERT ADAM (1728-1792) TO BEGIN ITS RENOVATION. ADAM CREATED A MAGNIFICENT DUCAL RESIDENCE IN THE FASHIONABLE 'GOTHIC' STYLE, HE DESIGNED MANY OF THE FINE FIREPLACES AND CEILINGS WITHIN THE CASTLE AND THE FULL-LENGTH STONE FIGURES THAT GUARD THE BATTLEMENTS. CAPABILTY BROWN (1716-1783) WAS COMMISSIONED TO LANDSCAPE THE GARDENS. ALGERNON, 4TH DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND (1792-1865), EMPLOYED THE ARCHITECT ANTHONY SALVIN (1799-1871) TO CONTINUE THE RENOVATIONS, AND BUILT THE PRUDHOE TOWER AT THE NORTH-WEST END OF THE KEEP AND THE ADJOINING CHAPEL WITH ITS POLYGONAL APSE.