Possibly William Henry Pole Carew (1811-1888)
Category
Photographs
Date
1855 (circa)
Materials
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890166.33
Summary
A studio photograph of a balding man, possibly William Pole Carew, with grey whiskers, see also 889957.138, 142 and 159, sitting at a table reading a book, his right leg crossed over his left. Another book is on the table. He wears a coat over a dark waistcoat, pale trousers with side stripe. A full length curtain is behind the table, plain wall, patterned floor. Plain background. 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.