Watercolour
Emily Jane Wodehouse, Lady Newton (1826 - 1901)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1890
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
360 x 260 mm
Place of origin
Lyme Park
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499389.2
Summary
A study of the North window bay of the Long Gallery at Lyme; watercolour on paper. Depicts an alcove with a lady in a blue dress seated using a spinning wheel on panelled wooden floor. The window bay has three mullioned windows flanked by long red velvet curtains. The left wall has a writing bureau with books infront, a red covered side chair and two paintings with horses. Mounted on card.
Provenance
Lady Langford (née Legh) the daughter of the first Lord Newton, 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
Studio No. 687 / Size 3[1/4] x 5[1/4] / Date required 6.8.07 / (printed on label on back)
Makers and roles
Emily Jane Wodehouse, Lady Newton (1826 - 1901), publisher