Castle Ward: The Classical Front
Jonathan Fisher (d. Dublin 1809)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1790
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
794 x 1245 mm (31 1/4 x 49 in)
Place of origin
County Down
Order this imageCollection
Castle Ward, County Down
NT 836139
Caption
Castle Ward was completed in the mid 1770s. This view – which emphasises the house’s isolation and the vast surrounding landscape – is one of a set of four, which were presumably commissioned to commemorate the new building works.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Castle Ward: The Classical Front by Jonathan Fisher (fl. Dublin 1763 - Dublin 1809, circa 1790. Castle Ward from Mountain Wood, across the park, showing Strangford Lough and the Isle of Man on the horizon in the sea beyond. The classical facade of Castle Ward House in the centre and horses grazing in the foreground.
Provenance
Purchased from Edward Ward, 7th Viscount Bangor (1903 – 1993), in 1967, with a grant from the Ulster Land Fund
Makers and roles
Jonathan Fisher (d. Dublin 1809), artist
References
Harris 1979 John Harris, The Artist and the Country House. A History of Country House and Garden View Painting in Britain 1540-1870, London 1979, no. 343