The Entrance Hall at Lyme Park, Cheshire
Helen Farquker
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1910
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Measurements
240 x 175 mm
Place of origin
Lyme Park
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499393
Summary
A study of the interior of the Entrance Hall at Lyme; pencil on paper. Depicts a room with panelled floor covered in carpet with two settees with side chairs. The alcove covered by the Black Prince painting is swung out revealing the Drawing Room behind. Stags heads mounted at the top of the walls, a door open on the left and armour mounted on the wall on right. Mounted on paper.
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
The Hall at Lyme / by / Helen Farquker(?) / (pencil on back)
Makers and roles
Helen Farquker, artist