The Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from the Private Apartment at Plas Newydd
Rex Whistler
Rushbrooke
Lot Closed
April 11, 02:18 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Rex Whistler
1905 - 1944
Rushbrooke
signed Rex Whistler. (lower left)
oil on canvasboard
unframed: 25.5 by 35.5cm.; 10 by 14in.
framed: 34 by 44cm.; 13¼ by 17¼in.
Probably Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885-1947) or Marjorie, Marchioness of Anglesey (1883-1946).
The present work shows the moat and bridge of Rushbrooke Hall in Suffolk. This mid-16th century house was for sometime the seat of the Jermyn family, it was demolished in 1961, and now represents a significant cultural loss. Whistler captures the idyllic moat, bridge and red brick walls of this particularly English mansion on a summers day, a generation before its demise, a poignant reminder of one of the great houses of Suffolk.