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William Henry Hunt, The Lodge, Cassiobury, c. 1823-1825
The Lodge, Cassiobury
New Haven, Connecticut, The Yale Center for British Art, No. B1975.4.1815
Ink and watercolor
10 5/8 x 14 7/8 in., 27 x 37.8 cm.
Signed, l.l., W. Hunt
Watermark: small fragment of a Fleur-de-Lys
Provenance:
The late Mrs. Worthington, Sale Lodge, near Manchester (S) Christie's, London, 15 Apr 1905, Lot 47 (P) £ 5s. Burr;
(S) Christie's London, 12 Oct 1971, Lot 139 (P) 30 gn., $77 Abbott & Holder (London dealer)
In my opinion, this is by far the finest and most interesting watercolor that William Henry Hunt produced while working for the Earl of Essex at his estate, Cassiobury Park. While the manor house and other buildings of Cassiobury were leveled in the early 1920s, this estate was close to Bushey, where Hunt would spend extended periods of time working with and for his first great patron, Dr. Thomas Monro.
William Henry Hunt, The Lodge, Cassiobury, c. 1823-1825
The Lodge, Cassiobury
New Haven, Connecticut, The Yale Center for British Art, No. B1975.4.1815
Ink and watercolor
10 5/8 x 14 7/8 in., 27 x 37.8 cm.
Signed, l.l., W. Hunt
Watermark: small fragment of a Fleur-de-Lys
Provenance:
The late Mrs. Worthington, Sale Lodge, near Manchester (S) Christie's, London, 15 Apr 1905, Lot 47 (P) £ 5s. Burr;
(S) Christie's London, 12 Oct 1971, Lot 139 (P) 30 gn., $77 Abbott & Holder (London dealer)
In my opinion, this is by far the finest and most interesting watercolor that William Henry Hunt produced while working for the Earl of Essex at his estate, Cassiobury Park. While the manor house and other buildings of Cassiobury were leveled in the early 1920s, this estate was close to Bushey, where Hunt would spend extended periods of time working with and for his first great patron, Dr. Thomas Monro.