Description
This composition derives from a visit in 1777, but was not engraved in the Antiquities of Great Britain until 1796. Clearly, it was a popular composition, and other versions of it exist, in Sheffield City Art Gallery and the British Museum. This version, the largest, was probably the one exhibited at the Royal Aacdemy in 1793, no. 595. It is inscribed ‘Henderson’ on the reverse, indicating that it belonged to John Henderson, the amateur artist and friend and neighbour of Dr.Thomas Monro in Adelphi Terrace, London. Henderson had a good collection of Hearne watercolours, as did Monro, and the young copyists in the “Academy” were able to work on items in his collection also.
Image Licence
All Rights Reserved
Image Credit
©The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
Location
Newark Castle, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Country
England
Tags
Category
Buildings & Architecture
