Photographs
Category
Photographs
Date
1855 (circa)
Materials
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890166.15
Summary
A studio photograph of a middle-aged man, possibly Mr Buller, standing with a closed book in his right hand holding the back of a chair with his left. Small table and book on his right. Diamond patterned wallpaper behind him, see 890166.10. Contained in a very large dark brown leather photograph album with gold tooling on front, back and on spine and 'Charles Lygon-Cocks / Hys / Photographs' in gold on front cover.
Provenance
Col. Charles Lygon Somers Cocks was related to the Agar-Robartes through the Carew Pole family. He commissioned George Gilbert Scott to design his house,Treverbyn Vean, St. Neot, and William Burges to design the interiors.