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Description: | Ink Wash on Card. Monochrome. View of Nottingham Castle in flames, from the side of the river Leen, i.e. from the west. Bottom left in ink: "Drawn by A. Parker" Reverse - museum stamp and acc no in ink, also: "Given by Mr Thomas Hugh" Reverse in pencil: "Priscilla" Also "By A. M Parker // died Bridgeford 1863 // b 1793 [above in ink] // Alexander Maddock Parker aged 70 // (1793-1863)" Centre foreground - river Leen leading directly away to a small bridge in the middle distance. Foreground right - track by the river with crowds of people, all watching the fire, on it. Foreground left and right - trees and shrubs. Background, left of centre - the castle rock and the castle in flames. Bottom left corner - part of the card makers embossed stamp.
Accession number: NCM 1906-39 | Subjects: | law and order topography Nottingham Castle government (national) disasters Nottingham and Notts. | Temporal: | 1831 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | Nottingham | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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