Habitation of dukes
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
Some background information:
Chatsworth House is a large country house at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England. It is the seat of the Dukes of Devonshire, and has been home to their family, the Cavendish family, since Bess of Hardwick settled at Chatsworth in 1549.
The house is set in expansive parkland, and backed by wooded, rocky hills rising to heather moorland. It contains a unique collection of priceless paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculpture, books and other artefacts. Several times Chatsworth has been selected as the United Kingdom's favourite country house.
It appeared in the 2005 film adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", where it represented Pemberley, Mr Darcy's home. The house itself is named in the novel as one of the estates Elizabeth Bennet visits before arriving at Pemberley. The house was also used in "The Duchess" (2008), featuring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes, and "The Wolfman" (2010), featuring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins.
Chatsworth's garden is one of the most famous and beautiful in England, covering about four square kilometers of perfectly cultivated nature.
Habitation of dukes
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
Some background information:
Chatsworth House is a large country house at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England. It is the seat of the Dukes of Devonshire, and has been home to their family, the Cavendish family, since Bess of Hardwick settled at Chatsworth in 1549.
The house is set in expansive parkland, and backed by wooded, rocky hills rising to heather moorland. It contains a unique collection of priceless paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculpture, books and other artefacts. Several times Chatsworth has been selected as the United Kingdom's favourite country house.
It appeared in the 2005 film adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", where it represented Pemberley, Mr Darcy's home. The house itself is named in the novel as one of the estates Elizabeth Bennet visits before arriving at Pemberley. The house was also used in "The Duchess" (2008), featuring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes, and "The Wolfman" (2010), featuring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins.
Chatsworth's garden is one of the most famous and beautiful in England, covering about four square kilometers of perfectly cultivated nature.