View of The Nile
Hon. Mabel Maud Legh, Baroness Langford of Summerhill (1863 - 1966)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1889
Materials
Watercolour on paper
Measurements
125 x 175 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499405.17
Summary
Watercolour on paper, View of The Nile by The Hon. Mabel Maud Legh, Lady Langford (1863-1966), February 1889. One of a set of studies within a bound leather folio. Study of a landscape of the Nile in Egypt with two small yachts with white sails. A sand coloured building to the left with a boat moored in front and boats behind the building; hills visible in the background. Mounted on the nineteenth page within the folio.
Provenance
Lady Langford (nee Mabel Legh) (1863-1966) was the daughter of the First Lord Newton of Lyme. She 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 nile - Feb c 1889 / (handwritten pencil inscription underneath image)
Makers and roles
Hon. Mabel Maud Legh, Baroness Langford of Summerhill (1863 - 1966), artist