St. Michael's Mount
Juliana Pole-Carew, Lady Robartes (1812-1881)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
28 May 1840
Materials
Measurements
180 x 310 mm
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890209.28
Summary
A pencil and watercolour sketch of St. Michael's Mount taken from the west and showing the masts of ships in the harbour. Dated and initialed JAR. 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) May 28 - 1840
Makers and roles
Juliana Pole-Carew, Lady Robartes (1812-1881), amateur artist