Lot Essay
This naive view of Chirk would appear to have been painted following the resiting by William Emes in 1770 of the Davies brothers' gate screen in the Entrance forecourt and the figures of Hercules and Mars.
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VIEW OF CHIRK CASTLE
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
VIEW OF CHIRK CASTLE
Pen and ink and oil on linen paper, unframed
37 x 50½ in. (94 x 128 cm.)
VIEW OF CHIRK CASTLE
Pen and ink and oil on linen paper, unframed
37 x 50½ in. (94 x 128 cm.)
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