Cartington Castle
General Sir John Miller Adye, KCB, GCB (Sevenoaks 1819 - Rothbury 1900)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1889 (signed and dated)
Materials
Pencil, pen and wash on paper
Measurements
165 x 241 mm (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in)
Collection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1230244
Summary
Watercolour on paper, with pencil, pen and wash, Cartington Castle, by General Sir John Miller Adye (Sevenoaks 1819 – Rothbury 1900), 1889. A view of the ruined castle.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom right: Cartington Castle 3. Sep. 1889 Bottom left: J. Adye. In ink, on a round serrated label on the back of the frame: 91 Printed label on the backing board: KEMP & Co. / Carvers, Gilders & Picture Fr[ame] / Manufacturers, / 9, Holden Terrace, Pimlico, / 6 DOORS FROM VICTORIA STATION. / ARTISTS COLOURMEN, &C In pencil on the backing board: [?] 5’9 from floor / right of window On the back of the frame: label of the University of Northumbria, indicating that it was treated in situ in 2004
Makers and roles
General Sir John Miller Adye, KCB, GCB (Sevenoaks 1819 - Rothbury 1900), artist