Dining Room, Benthall Hall, Shropshire
John Hornby Maw (fl.1866-1870)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1870
Materials
Paper, watercolour paint, wood and glass
Measurements
275 x 330 mm
Order this imageCollection
Benthall Hall, Shropshire
NT 509655
Summary
Watercolour on paper, Dining Room, Benthall Hall, Shropshire by John Hornby Maw (fl.1866-1870). Interior view of what is now the Dining Room at Benthall Hall, furnished as a parlour. Young lady wearing a purple gown seated by the fireplace reading a book; hung with green curtains and furniture upholstered in green. Glazed, modern rococo gilt frame, wash borders to mount. Unframed and re-bound into original album 2005 (BHH/D/089). 1870 (circa).
Provenance
Painted by John Hornby Maw circa 1870. Given to the National Trust by Mr. Hugh Workman in June 1980.
Makers and roles
John Hornby Maw (fl.1866-1870), artist