Lyme Hall in Cheshire, The Seat of Peter Legh Esqr...
C. Nates
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1990
Materials
Paper, Wood
Measurements
247 x 295 mm
Place of origin
Stockport
Collection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 500053
Summary
A late eighteenth century copper plate engraving by C. Nates, published by W. Watts in 1786. The engraving shows the South front of Lyme Hall with figures in the foreground. The Hall is identified as the 'Seat of Peter Legh..' in an inscription beneath the image.
Provenance
Engraving of Lyme Hall by W Watts 1786 - purchased from Mr Trevor Rostron by the National Trust 14.02.1996
Marks and inscriptions
Lyme Hall in Cheshire, the Seat of Peter Legh Esqr. / Published as the Act directs Jan.y 1st 1786, by W.Watts, Chelsea (printed, beneath image)
Makers and roles
C. Nates, engraver (printmaker) William Watts (London 1752 - Cobham 1851), engraver and publisher Framed Out, Stockport, framemaker