A perspective view of Dilston Hall, once the seat of the unfortunate James, Earl of Derwent-Water [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- A perspective view of Dilston Hall, once the seat of the unfortunate James, Earl of Derwent-Water [graphic]
- Creator
- Spilsbury, Jonathan, approximately 1737-1812, printmaker
- Contributor
- Oliver, Thomas, active 1766, artist.
- Published / Created
- July 17, 1766.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Drawn on the spot by Thos. Oliver of Hexham in Northumberland, & published according to act of Parliament
- Abstract
-
A view of Dilston Hall with its grounds, gardens, and river in foreground. On the far end of the bridge over the river on the right sits a woman with her back to the viewer; a man with a cane walks past her. Other figures in the foreground include a fisherman with a dog addressing a man with a raised cane and a dog at his heels; a woman with a hat appears to have a kerchief to her eye as she views the two men. In the right foreground a woman sits on the grass with child standing in front of her. In the left foreground another two men with walking sticks converse, one has a dog. A poem engraved in three columns below the image laments the death of the Earl
- Description
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Title engraved above image.
Plate signed below image.
Verses below image begin: How mournful feeble nature's tone, when Dilston-Hall appears ... - Provenance
- Bogislav Winner; September 2017.
- Extent
- 1 print : image 27.7 x 45 cm, plate mark 42.8 x 48 cm, on sheet 44.2 x 49 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Topos N878 no. 2++
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Poetry
Views
Broadside poems 1766
Engravings England London 1766 - Material
- engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image and text
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
Northumberland.
England. - Subject (Name)
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Derwentwater, James Radcliffe, Earl of, 1689-1716
Dilston Castle (Dilston, England) - Subject (Topic)
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Homes and haunts
Castles & palaces
Jacobites
Estates - Subjects
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Derwentwater, James Radcliffe, Earl of, 1689-1716 > Homes and haunts
Derwentwater, James Radcliffe, Earl of, 1689-1716 > Poetry
Dilston Castle (Dilston, England)
Castles & palaces > England > Northumberland
Jacobites > Poetry > 18th century
Estates > England
1766
England > London > 1766
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13278651
- Object ID (OID)
- 16649423