Scotney Castle, Kent
James Forbes (1749 - 1819)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1809
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
390 x 460 x 20 mm
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Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 790791
Summary
James Forbes. View of Scotney Old Castle from across the moat showing the 17th and 18th-century additions to the castle with the surviving Ashburnham Tower in the foreground. Pen and ink and watercolour, 1809, in a gilt frame. Labelled on the mount ''Scotney Castle, Kent.' Wash drawing. James Forbes. 1749-1819.' Inscribed on the picture 'View of Scotney Castle in the Parish of Lamberhurst / Sussex 1809'. A note in pencil on the reverse reads 'James Forbes FRS. FSA. 1749-1819. Scotney Castle 1809. Ink and brown wash.
Makers and roles
James Forbes (1749 - 1819), artist