Sketchbook
Robert Hyde Greg (1795 - 1875)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, Cloth, Paper, Tissue paper
Measurements
377 x 290 x 58 mm
Order this imageCollection
Quarry Bank, Cheshire
NT 1459005
Summary
A half binding with red cloth at the boards and red leather at the spine and corners. A volume containing pencil sketches by Robert Hyde Greg during his Grand Tour in Europe in 1817. Contains sketches of Asia Minor, Turkey, Danube, France and Switzerland.
Provenance
Part of a group of objects associated with Samuel Greg, who built Quarry Bank in 1784. Passed by descent through the family, and on loan to the National Trust from the 1980s. Left in the will of Mrs K Gore to her children N Gore and D Timms as per letter signed by both parties dated October 2021. Purchased by D Timms and gifted to the National Trust, Quarry Bank by her in September 2023.
Makers and roles
Robert Hyde Greg (1795 - 1875) , artist