Description
Credit: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Inscription
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "W Cowes from Lord H. Seymour\'s Bathing House"
Descriptive Medium
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Image Licence
Public Domain, Yale Center for British Art
Image Credit
image credit Yale Center for British Art
Location
Norris Castle, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
Country
England
Medium
Line Drawing
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
TWW Comment
The Bathing House and attached 50m of raised sea wall were built for Lord Henry Seymour in the early 19th century. They are located next to Norris Castle, Seymour's Gothic Revival home designed by James Wyatt, now permanently closed. This is the earliest known depiction of the site.
