The Drawing Room, Lanhydrock, Cornwall,
John Bethell
Category
Photographs
Date
1973
Materials
Measurements
120 x 173 mm
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890149
Summary
A black and white photograph of The Drawing Room, Lanhydrock, Cornwall, taken from the Morning Room end and looking towards the east windows. Taken by John Bethell in 1973. See also NT 890415 - 890419.
Provenance
This photograph taken for the National Trust in 1973 showing the house open to the public after the death of the Hon. Everilda Agar-Robartes in 1969. Lanhydrock House had been given to the NT by her brother, the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, later 7th Viscount Clifden, 1885-1966, in 1953, but he and his two sisters had continued to live there until 1969. His brother, the Hon. Victor Agar-Robartes, later the 8th Viscount Clifden, 1887-1974, did not want to live at Lanhydrock.
Marks and inscriptions
On reverse: (handwritten in ink) Lanhydrock The Drawing room / Photo by John Bethell 1973
Makers and roles
John Bethell, manufacturer