Pembrokeshire, From Cresselly
Juliana Pole-Carew, Lady Robartes (1812-1881)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Aug 1839
Materials
Measurements
180 x 265 mm
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890209.25
Summary
A watercolour and pencil sketch of the view from Cresselly House, Pembrokeshire, looking over parkland studded with trees to an inlet beyond. Hills in distance. Dated Aug 1839 and initialled JAR whilst staying with Allens. See also 890209.40 which is the finished watercolour. 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) From Cresselly, Pembrokeshire, / Aug 1839 / with Allens
Makers and roles
Juliana Pole-Carew, Lady Robartes (1812-1881), amateur artist