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Lot Description

English School, 19th Century

North East View of Caerhays Castle, Cornwall County
ink wash on paper
signed G.S. Gilbert, lower right, with inscribed dedication to John Bettesworth-Trevanion (1780-1840), lower margin.
5 3/4 x 9 inches.

Bettesworth-Trevanion was a Cornish politician and the heir of the Caerhays estate, where he rebuilt the house as a Gothic-style castle designed by John Nash (1752-1833) between 1807 and 1810.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Property from the Collection of Anne S. and David L. Genter, Sewickley, Pennsylvania

Condition Report

Framed: 13 x 15 1/4 inches.

In overall good and stable condition. Sheet with castle affixed to sheet with crest and inscription, which is further reinforced with paperboard backing. Overall toning to both sheets, with embrittlement to edges and repaired tears to lower left corner. Pinholes to all four corners.

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