The House at Jessore
Clementina Marshall, Mrs Edward Benthall (d.1905)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1845
Materials
Paper, watercolour paint, wood and glass
Measurements
805 x 1040 x 7.50 mm
Order this imageCollection
Benthall Hall, Shropshire
NT 509620
Summary
Watercolour on paper, The House at Jessore by Clementina Marshall, Mrs Edward Benthall (d.1905). A view of the large house at Jessore, the colonnades visible through the gardens from the other side of the river. A small group of peasants, in traditional costume, work in the foreground, flanked either side by large trees. cf.BHH/D/056. 1845 (circa).
Provenance
Painted by Clementina Marshall, wife of Edward Benthall, circa 1845. Owned by Mary Clementina Benthall (1879-1960) and recorded in the 1957 list of pictures, furniture etc suggested for retention at Benthall Hall by the National Trust. Transferred to the ownership of the National Trust with the contents of Benthall Hall in the Deed Of Gift made by Mary Clementina Benthall and dated 8th August 1958. Recorded in the Inventory Of National Trust Property At Benthall Hall dated 1st October 1963.
Makers and roles
Clementina Marshall, Mrs Edward Benthall (d.1905), artist