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Lot 110
George Holmes(Irish, active circa 1789-1802)Country landscapes with children around Shobdon Court, Herefordshire, a set of four (6)
19 – 25 September 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,608 inc. premium
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George Holmes (Irish, active circa 1789-1802)
Country landscapes with children around Shobdon Court, Herefordshire, a set of four
each signed 'G. Holmes' and bearing inscription 'Shobdon Court' on the backboard
watercolour on wove paper
30 x 42cm (11 13/16 x 16 9/16in).
the larger, framed: 42 x 53.7cm
with a smaller watercolour by Holmes and a drawing by him of Shobdon Court, the backboard bearing inscription 'View of **** /Herefordshire/seat of Will Hanbury/framed Oct 1819' (6)
each signed 'G. Holmes' and bearing inscription 'Shobdon Court' on the backboard
watercolour on wove paper
30 x 42cm (11 13/16 x 16 9/16in).
the larger, framed: 42 x 53.7cm
with a smaller watercolour by Holmes and a drawing by him of Shobdon Court, the backboard bearing inscription 'View of **** /Herefordshire/seat of Will Hanbury/framed Oct 1819' (6)
Footnotes
Shobdon Court in Herefordshire was the home of William Hanbury, Baron Bateman, from 1802-1837. It was an early 18th century brick building of which little survives today, but the gardens were said to be impressive and the church was much admired by Pevsner.
