Watercolour
Sybil Dulcibella Jane Legh (1859 - 1960)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1915
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
300 x 170 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499392.4
Summary
A study of a garden with poppies and an oak possibly at Tufton Manor; watercolour on paper. A study of a garden lined with poppies in the foreground and a tall oak tree dominates the scene to the right. In the middle distance is a house with a white peaked turret and porch.
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
3X / 23[1/2] x 5[1/2] / (pencil on back)
Makers and roles
Sybil Dulcibella Jane Legh (1859 - 1960), artist