Blithfield Church
Juliana Pole-Carew, Lady Robartes (1812-1881)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
13 Sep 1838 - 14 Sep 1838
Materials
Measurements
180 x 265 mm
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890209.12
Summary
An almost finished pencil and watercolour picture of St. Leonard's Church, Blithfield, showing the church mostly hidden by trees, with the garden of Blithfield Hall in foreground with path lined with stone urns. Dated Sept. 13-14, 1838 and initialled JPC. Contained in a red and green sketch book belonging to the Hon. Juliana Pole Carew, later Lady Robartes, 1812-1881, containing watercolours of Hagley Hall, the home of the Lyttelton family, Lanhydrock and Cornish scenes. Signed and dated between 1837 - 1840.
Provenance
This sketch book was found in the house after the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, later 7th Viscount Clifden, 1883-1966, gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953. The Hon. Juliana Pole-Carew, later Lady Robartes, 1812-1881, was the daughter of the Hon. Caroline Lyttelton from Hagley Hall, and the Hon. Reginald Pole-Carew, from Antony.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom right on opposite page: (handwritten in pencil) JPC. / Blithfield Church / Sept 13 - 14 - 1838
Makers and roles
Juliana Pole-Carew, Lady Robartes (1812-1881), amateur artist