The Cello, Lyme Park, Cheshire
Hon. Mabel Maud Legh, Baroness Langford of Summerhill (1863 - 1966)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1880 - 1910
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
235 x 190 mm
Place of origin
Lyme Park
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499379.1
Summary
A study of a 'cello, resting against a wooden music stand painted at Lyme; watercolour on paper. The music stand has a tripod base with turned column and wooden stand with sheets of music. The objects are standing on bergundy carpet; the wall behind has four paintings in gold frames. Mounted on card.
Provenance
Lady Langford lived with Mrs Packer in her later years after they became friends when Mrs Packer managed a hotel for her. When Lady Langford died, she bequeathed some of her possessions to Mrs Packer. Mrs Packer gave the items to Lyme at various times but the information was not recorded properly at the time. Confirmed dates of arrival at Lyme are 1992, 1995 and 1999, but for some of the items, it is unclear which date they arrived.
Marks and inscriptions
No.3 / E / (pencil on back of mount)
Makers and roles
Hon. Mabel Maud Legh, Baroness Langford of Summerhill (1863 - 1966), artist