Pembrokeshire, Carew Castle
Juliana Pole-Carew, Lady Robartes (1812-1881)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
22 Aug 1839
Materials
Measurements
180 x 265 mm
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890209.24
Summary
A watercolour and pencil sketch of Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, showing a castle beside a lake with hills beyond, and wheat sheaves in field in foreground. Dated Aug 22 and initialled JAR. Pencil sketch of three women, one on horseback on opposite page. 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 left: (Handwritten in pencil) Pembrokeshire, / Carew Castle / Aug 22 / JAR
Makers and roles
Juliana Pole-Carew, Lady Robartes (1812-1881), amateur artist