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Description: | A panoramic view of the city of Nottingham and surrounding countryside as seen from Colwick Hill, on the east of the city centre. The village of Sneinton, almost hidden by trees, is in the middle foreground. The red-brick building on the right is Pierrepont House, apparently the first house in Nottingham to have sash windows (now destroyed). St. Mary's Church is the striking white building that can be seen rising from the centre of the town and behind it is the church of St. Nicholas. On the hill behind in the middle distance is the castle, now Nottingham Castle Museum, that was built for the 1st Duke of Newcastle between 1644 and 1679. Wollaton Hall can be seen further in the distance on the right. At the foot of the hill below the castle and spanning the River Trent is a bridge with many arches, now destroyed. The River is shown much closer to Nottingham than it actually is and the artist has exaggerated the height of the surrounding hills. The church seen in the middle distance, across the meadows on the left, is the gothic stone-built church of Wilford. On the bank of the River opposite the church is a small building that has been identified as the place where the Wilford ferry operated. The hill rising behind and to the left is Clifton Hill. The bridge spanning the River at the far left of the composition is the old Trent Bridge, beside which the London Road toll house and town wharf can be seen.
In NCM 1977-515, topographical detail is combined with genre elements, such as the man driving the flock of sheep along the road below the castle and the barge-like boat, or "keel" carrying a cargo of wool along the River Trent at the far left.
Virag 20/12/2004, NCM 1977-515 is thought to be the pendant to a view of Nottingham in the collection of Lord Middleton.
Siberechts is thought to have been brought to England by the Duke of Buckingham in 1673. It is known that he was in Nottingham in 1695 when he painted several biews in and around Nottingham for Sir Thomas Willoughby of Wollaton Hall. One of these, "Lenton with a View of Wollaton Hall" is isgned and dated 1695.
NCM 1977-515 was on display and so the reverse could not be examined.
Virag 20/12/2004, Sold Christie's, London, 18 June 1976 (property of a Lady deceased), lot 43 (as P. Tillemans) bought by London dealers, Spink & Son.
Accession number: NCM 1977-515 | Subjects: | topography transport rivers and lakes architecture landscapes religious architecture (christian) bridges farming townscapes | Temporal: | [ca 1695] | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | born FLANDERS/Anvers died BRITAIN/London; previously attributed to TILLEMANS/Peter (1684-1734); possible attribution to GRIFFIER/Jan (1652-1718) | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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