Castle Ward: The Classical Front
William Ashford (Birmingham 1746 - Dublin 1824)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1786 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
711 x 1016 mm (28 x 40 1/4 in)
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Castle Ward, County Down
NT 836175
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Castle Ward: The Classical Front by William Ashford (Birmingham 1746 - Dublin 1824), signed and dated, bottom left: W. Ashford 1786. The house can be seen in the middle ground with the Lough beyond, from North Wood with cattle in the foreground and an inclining tree at the right.
Provenance
Purchased from Edward Ward, 7th Viscount Bangor (1903 – 1993), in 1967, with a grant from the Ulster Land Fund
Credit line
Castle Ward, The Bangor Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Castle Ward in 1785 - W Ashford (on frame)
Makers and roles
William Ashford (Birmingham 1746 - Dublin 1824), artist