A Group of Ornamental Fowl in a Landscape
Marmaduke Cradock (Somerset c.1660 - London 1717)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1680 - 1717
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
340 x 430 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290453
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Group of Ornamental Fowl in a Landscape by Marmaduke Craddock (Somerton, nr. Ilchester c.1660 – London 1717). Group of ornametal birds against a landscape. A peacock in centre on a stone plinth. Cockerel and chickens around. Beyond is row of trees and parkland.
Provenance
Acquired with Calke Abbey's contents, with the aid of a grant provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government and transferred in lieu of tax on the estate of Charles Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1917 - 1981) to the National Trust with the house that was given by Henry Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1921- 1991), in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired by the National Trust with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1984)
Makers and roles
Marmaduke Cradock (Somerset c.1660 - London 1717), artist