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Country House Collection (#3)

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Background imageCountry House Collection: Arundel Castle

Arundel Castle
LLM457729 Arundel Castle by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arundel Castle. Illustration for Pictureque Views of Seats by F O Morris (William Mackenzie)

Background imageCountry House Collection: Squire with his dogs by the hearth, Southam Delabere, Gloucestershire

Squire with his dogs by the hearth, Southam Delabere, Gloucestershire
STC429628 Squire with his dogs by the hearth, Southam Delabere, Gloucestershire, from Architecture of the Middle Ages, published 1838 (colour litho) by Nash

Background imageCountry House Collection: Oxfordshire - Bleinheim [Palace], 1812 (w / c on paper)

Oxfordshire - Bleinheim [Palace], 1812 (w / c on paper)
5895690 Oxfordshire - Bleinheim [Palace], 1812 (w/c on paper) by Buckler, John (1770-1851); 34.3x22.9 cm; The William Salt Library, Stafford, UK; (add.info.: South Front of Blenheim)

Background imageCountry House Collection: Chateau de Beloeil, from Choix des Monuments, Edifices et Maisons les plus

Chateau de Beloeil, from Choix des Monuments, Edifices et Maisons les plus
468648 ChAteau de Beloeil, from Choix des Monuments, Edifices et Maisons les plus Remarquables du Royaume des Pays-Bas, published 1827 (colour litho) by Goetghebuer

Background imageCountry House Collection: Blickling Hall, Norfolk (coloured engraving)

Blickling Hall, Norfolk (coloured engraving)
976194 Blickling Hall, Norfolk (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blickling Hall, Norfolk. Printed by Day & Son.); © Look and Learn

Background imageCountry House Collection: Taymouth Castle

Taymouth Castle
LLM457807 Taymouth Castle by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taymouth Castle. Illustration for Pictureque Views of Seats by F O Morris (William Mackenzie)

Background imageCountry House Collection: Holker Hall

Holker Hall
LLM457642 Holker Hall by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holker Hall. Illustration for Pictureque Views of Seats by F O Morris (William Mackenzie)

Background imageCountry House Collection: Vview of Roundhay house, Roundhay Park, Leeds (albumen print)

Vview of Roundhay house, Roundhay Park, Leeds (albumen print)
5043511 Vview of Roundhay house, Roundhay Park, Leeds (albumen print) by Wormald, Edward (fl.1858-88); 27.9x21 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Leeds City Museum) UK; (add.info.: Roundhay Park)

Background imageCountry House Collection: Derbyshire - Hardwick Hall [Old] - Remains, 1813 (w / c on paper)

Derbyshire - Hardwick Hall [Old] - Remains, 1813 (w / c on paper)
5895582 Derbyshire - Hardwick Hall [Old] - Remains, 1813 (w/c on paper) by Buckler, John (1770-1851); 39.4x26 cm; The William Salt Library, Stafford

Background imageCountry House Collection: Beningbrough Hall

Beningbrough Hall
LLM457783 Beningbrough Hall by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beningbrough Hall. Illustration for Pictureque Views of Seats by F O Morris (William Mackenzie)

Background imageCountry House Collection: Knole, near Sevenoke, in the County of Kent, formerly a palace belonging to the Archiep

Knole, near Sevenoke, in the County of Kent, formerly a palace belonging to the Archiepiscopal See of Canterbury, from Edward Hasted s, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent

Background imageCountry House Collection: Lauderdale House, in 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Lauderdale House, in 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Lauderdale House, in 1820, (c1876). Lauderdale House in Waterlow Park, Highgate, originally built for Richard Martin (Lord Mayor of London) in 1582, converted to neoclassical style in 1760

Background imageCountry House Collection: December - the Chateau de Vincennes, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Paul Limbourg

December - the Chateau de Vincennes, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Paul Limbourg
December - the Chateau de Vincennes, 15th century, (1939). Decembre - Le Chateau De Vincennes. Hunting scene in a forest: dogs tear apart a wild boar. The man on the right sounds a horn

Background imageCountry House Collection: June - the palace and the Sainte-Chapelle, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Hermann Limbourg

June - the palace and the Sainte-Chapelle, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Hermann Limbourg
June - the palace and the Sainte-Chapelle, 15th century, (1939). Juin - Le Palais Et La Sainte-Chapelle. Barefoot peasants hay-making in the fields: men wield scythes as they cut the grass

Background imageCountry House Collection: Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown

Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, 1894. View of the house and gardens, home of the Lytton family since 1490. The neo-Gothic facade was built in the 19th century

Background imageCountry House Collection: Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown

Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, 1894. The Hall was the home of Bess of Hardwick, one of the wealthiest women in Elizabethan England

Background imageCountry House Collection: Hillingdon House, Hillingdon, Middlesex, c1820

Hillingdon House, Hillingdon, Middlesex, c1820. Hillingdon House was built by Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, who fought alongside William III at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690

Background imageCountry House Collection: Mezzogiorno sulle Alpi (Noon in the Alps), 1891

Mezzogiorno sulle Alpi (Noon in the Alps), 1891. Found in the Collection of Segantini Museum, St. Moritz

Background imageCountry House Collection: Queen Victoria at Osborne House, 1865 (1906)

Queen Victoria at Osborne House, 1865 (1906). From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageCountry House Collection: Bridgewater House, Westminster, London, c1875 (1878). Artists: Unknown, Sir Charles Barry

Bridgewater House, Westminster, London, c1875 (1878). Artists: Unknown, Sir Charles Barry
Bridgewater House, Westminster, London, c1875 (1878). Bridgewater House was designed in Italian Palazzo style by Charles Barry for Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere

Background imageCountry House Collection: Sandringham House, Norfolk, on the night of King George Vs death, 1936

Sandringham House, Norfolk, on the night of King George Vs death, 1936. From George V and Edward VIII - A Royal Souvenir, by F. G. H. Salusbury [Daily Express Publications, London, 1936]

Background imageCountry House Collection: Mersham-le-Hatch, Kent, home of Baronet Knatchbull, c1880

Mersham-le-Hatch, Kent, home of Baronet Knatchbull, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Background imageCountry House Collection: Helmingham Hall, Suffolk, home of Baron Tollemache, c1880

Helmingham Hall, Suffolk, home of Baron Tollemache, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Background imageCountry House Collection: Castle Coole, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, home of the Earl of Belmore, c1880

Castle Coole, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, home of the Earl of Belmore, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Background imageCountry House Collection: Burlington House, Piccadilly, early 18th century, (1908). Artist: Johannes Kip

Burlington House, Piccadilly, early 18th century, (1908). Artist: Johannes Kip
Burlington House, Piccadilly, early 18th century, (1908). The buildings today house the Royal Academy of Arts. A print from The Private Palaces of London by E Beresford Chancellor, (Kegan Paul)

Background imageCountry House Collection: Chateau de Fontainebleau, France, 1829. Artist: E I Roberts

Chateau de Fontainebleau, France, 1829. Artist: E I Roberts
Chateau de Fontainebleau, France, 1829

Background imageCountry House Collection: Brocket Hall, Herts, the seat of Lord Melbourne, 1817. Artist: Daniel Havell

Brocket Hall, Herts, the seat of Lord Melbourne, 1817. Artist: Daniel Havell
Brocket Hall, Herts, the seat of Lord Melbourne, 1817

Background imageCountry House Collection: The Briars, St Helena, early 19th century (1851)

The Briars, St Helena, early 19th century (1851). After his voyage into exile on St Helena in 1815, Longwood, the house Napoleon was to occupy, was not ready for him

Background imageCountry House Collection: Agricultural stand at the Royal Show at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, July 1954

Agricultural stand at the Royal Show at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, July 1954. Workers take a break whilst building a trade show stand for Crittall Grain Silos

Background imageCountry House Collection: Aerial image of Longleat, an English country house, Horningsham, near Warminster

Aerial image of Longleat, an English country house, Horningsham, near Warminster, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageCountry House Collection: Idyllic country house in Fehnland, Grossefehn, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Idyllic country house in Fehnland, Grossefehn, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Background imageCountry House Collection: Restoring Tottenham House 33850_017

Restoring Tottenham House 33850_017
Tottenham House undergoing renovations, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, 2019

Background imageCountry House Collection: Williamstrip Park 33255_001

Williamstrip Park 33255_001
Williamstrip Park, Hatherop, Gloucestershire, 2016

Background imageCountry House Collection: Apethorpe Palace 29521_005

Apethorpe Palace 29521_005
Apethorpe Palace, formerly Apethorpe Hall, Northamptonshire, 2015. TL0295

Background imageCountry House Collection: Chequers 33478_022

Chequers 33478_022
Chequers, official country residence for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire. Photographed in 2018

Background imageCountry House Collection: Bulstrode Park 33464_046

Bulstrode Park 33464_046
Bulstrode Park, Buckinghamshire. Photographed in 2018. Humphry Repton improved this landscape park

Background imageCountry House Collection: Stoke Place 33464_023

Stoke Place 33464_023
Stoke Place, Buckinghamshire. Photographed in 2018. Its landscape park was originally designed by Capability Brown

Background imageCountry House Collection: White Lodge 33462_013

White Lodge 33462_013
White Lodge, Richmond Park, London. Now home of the Royal Ballet School this former hunting lodge had grounds designed by Humphry Repton c.1805. Photographed in 2018

Background imageCountry House Collection: Dyrham Park 33482_030

Dyrham Park 33482_030
Dyrham Park, Country House, Formal Garden, St Peters Parish Church, Dyrham, South Gloucestershire, 2018

Background imageCountry House Collection: Sundridge Park Mansion 33454_050

Sundridge Park Mansion 33454_050
Sundridge Park Mansion, designed by John Nash and completed by Samual Wyatt during conversion to residential dwellings, Sundridge Park, Bromley, London, 2018

Background imageCountry House Collection: The Thames At Hampton Court, 1874. Creator: Alfred Sisley

The Thames At Hampton Court, 1874. Creator: Alfred Sisley
The Thames At Hampton Court, 1874. The view on a tranquil day, with sailboats and swans floating on the water

Background imageCountry House Collection: Helen Gould's, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Helen Gould's, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Gould's, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Lyndhurst, home of Helen Gould, daughter of financier Jay Gould, in Tarrytown, New York

Background imageCountry House Collection: Winter afternoon, 1910. Creator: Francis Dodd

Winter afternoon, 1910. Creator: Francis Dodd
Winter afternoon, 1910. An intimate portrait of the painter Susan Isabel Dacre (1844-1933). Susan Isabel Dacre, sometimes called Aunt Susie'?, was a friend and collaborator of Dodd

Background imageCountry House Collection: Malvern Hall, 1821. Creator: John Constable

Malvern Hall, 1821. Creator: John Constable
Malvern Hall, 1821

Background imageCountry House Collection: L.L. Bonheur; Mrs. Cochran [i.e. Cockran]; O. Straus & wife; Mrs. T. Roosevelt, Jr... 1912

L.L. Bonheur; Mrs. Cochran [i.e. Cockran]; O. Straus & wife; Mrs. T. Roosevelt, Jr... 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
L.L. Bonheur; Mrs. Cochran [i.e. Cockran]; O. Straus & wife; Mrs. T. Roosevelt, Jr.; B. Cochran [i.e. Cockran], 1912. Shows Lucien Laurent Bonheur (b)

Background imageCountry House Collection: Lord Palmerston's study at Broadlands, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Lord Palmerston's study at Broadlands, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Lord Palmerston's study at Broadlands, 1865. Interior of the home of British politician Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston, at Romsey in Hampshire

Background imageCountry House Collection: 77th Div. Band plays for Gen. R. Alexander, France, 27 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

77th Div. Band plays for Gen. R. Alexander, France, 27 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
77th Div. Band plays for Gen. R. Alexander, France, 27 Aug 1918. The 77th Division concert band, orchestra and players entertaining Major General Robert Alexander (1863-1941)

Background imageCountry House Collection: Cambridge House, Piccadilly, the town residence of Lord Palmerston, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Cambridge House, Piccadilly, the town residence of Lord Palmerston, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Cambridge House, Piccadilly, the town residence of Lord Palmerston, 1865. Cambridge House, or rather, as Lord Palmerston, in dating his letters, preferred to style his town residence, 94, Piccadilly




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Step into the grandeur of country houses around the world and be transported to a bygone era. The Augusta National Golf Club House, built in 1943, stands as an iconic symbol of elegance and prestige on the golfing landscape. Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK enchants visitors with its medieval charm and rich history that spans over 800 years. The Vale of Aylesbury, captured beautifully by artist Rex Whistler in 1933, showcases the idyllic countryside scenery that has inspired many. Tregolls House in Truro, Cornwall takes us back to the turn of the century with its timeless beauty and architectural splendor. Balmoral Castle, nestled amidst breathtaking landscapes in Aberdeenshire, Scotland is not only a royal residence but also a testament to Scottish heritage. Chatsworth House in Derbyshire serves as a magnificent home for the Duke of Devonshire since c1880; it boasts stunning gardens and opulent interiors that leave visitors awe-struck. Holkham Hall exudes grandeur from every corner with its palatial architecture set against Norfolk's picturesque backdrop. Monet's masterpiece 'Le dejeuner' transports us to a serene moment captured through his impressionistic brushstrokes. Coughton Court in Warwickshire offers a glimpse into late 19th-century life with its well-preserved Tudor architecture and captivating stories. Hardwick Hall [New] in Derbyshire paints an exquisite picture on paper showcasing architectural prowess dating back to 1813. Upton House designed by Thomas Picken during the mid-19th century invites you to explore its refined interiors filled with period furniture and art collections. At Waldershare Park near Deal in Kent; Major Wykeham Musgrave poses proudly alongside this stately mansion steeped in history. These country houses stand as testaments to craftsmanship, luxury living, and historical significance - each with its own unique story waiting to be discovered.