Lot Essay
It has not been possible to ascertain whether or not this design was ever executed but it has traditionally been identified as a design for Hackwood Park.
Design for an ornamental Cow Barn, with Gothick arcades and bays with flanking towers, topped with domes
Details
English School, circa 1780
Design for an ornamental Cow Barn, with Gothick arcades and bays with flanking towers, topped with domes
inscribed 'To His Grace the/Duke of Bolton/Plan/Deer Cow' (on the reverse) and annotated with scale
pen and brown ink, grey wash, watermark Britannia
8¼ x 15¾ in. (21 x 40 cm.); and a pen and ink sketch on the reverse of a concert advertisement
two in one frame (2)
Design for an ornamental Cow Barn, with Gothick arcades and bays with flanking towers, topped with domes
inscribed 'To His Grace the/Duke of Bolton/Plan/Deer Cow' (on the reverse) and annotated with scale
pen and brown ink, grey wash, watermark Britannia
8¼ x 15¾ in. (21 x 40 cm.); and a pen and ink sketch on the reverse of a concert advertisement
two in one frame (2)
Provenance
The Dukes of Bolton, and by descent to
William, 5th Baron Bolton (1879-1944), by whom sold to
William, 1st Viscount Camrose (1879-1954), and by descent.
William, 5th Baron Bolton (1879-1944), by whom sold to
William, 1st Viscount Camrose (1879-1954), and by descent.