Drawing Room at Haddon Hall, Derbyshire
Print
1839-1849 (made)
1839-1849 (made)
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Joseph Nash (1808-1878) was a painter and lithographer who produced prints of important events and buildings. The prints were of high quality, and he coloured them by hand. He first became famous for this series of illustrations, entitled ‘The Mansions of England in the Olden Times’. The prints showed the interiors of historic houses. Nash later produced a popular series of pictures of the Great Exhibition, which was held at the Crystal Palace in London in 1851.
People in Britain felt an intense nostalgia for the pre-industrial past at this time. Nash pioneered a new way of representing historical interiors, which were peopled with figures doing appropriate things. This was an important factor in their appeal. Britain in the Tudor period (1485-1603) or the Middle Ages no doubt looked something like his pictures. But Nash inevitably portrayed a cleaned-up view.
People in Britain felt an intense nostalgia for the pre-industrial past at this time. Nash pioneered a new way of representing historical interiors, which were peopled with figures doing appropriate things. This was an important factor in their appeal. Britain in the Tudor period (1485-1603) or the Middle Ages no doubt looked something like his pictures. But Nash inevitably portrayed a cleaned-up view.
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Title | Drawing Room at Haddon Hall, Derbyshire (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Lithograph, coloured by hand |
Brief description | Drawing room at Haddon Hall. Lithograph by Joseph Nash. |
Physical description | Drawing Room at Haddon Hall, Derbyshire. Plate 21 from `The Mansions of England in the Olden Times' 1839-1849 |
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Summary | Joseph Nash (1808-1878) was a painter and lithographer who produced prints of important events and buildings. The prints were of high quality, and he coloured them by hand. He first became famous for this series of illustrations, entitled ‘The Mansions of England in the Olden Times’. The prints showed the interiors of historic houses. Nash later produced a popular series of pictures of the Great Exhibition, which was held at the Crystal Palace in London in 1851. People in Britain felt an intense nostalgia for the pre-industrial past at this time. Nash pioneered a new way of representing historical interiors, which were peopled with figures doing appropriate things. This was an important factor in their appeal. Britain in the Tudor period (1485-1603) or the Middle Ages no doubt looked something like his pictures. But Nash inevitably portrayed a cleaned-up view. |
Other number | 21 - Plate number |
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Accession number | E.5632-1903 |
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Record created | January 22, 2003 |
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