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Chirk Castle from the South

Image credit: National Trust Images

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This spectacular panoramic view from the south shows the rear of Chirk Castle illuminated by the setting sun. The building is shown as it was before Pugin redesigned the stables. In the valley on the left is the castle mill and on the right the bath house, of which there is no longer any trace today. The rolling hillside is enlivened by estate activities such as charcoal burning (to the left) and haymaking (in the centre). The work was painted for Robert Myddelton (1678–1733), and it does not seem fanciful to see him as the richly-dressed man on a white horse leaving the cavalcade. Perhaps he is followed by his brother John Myddelton (1685–1747) in red, their two wives, Anne and Mary, and members of his household, two of them in livery.

National Trust, Chirk Castle

Chirk

Title

Chirk Castle from the South

Date

1726

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 92.5 x W 198 cm

Accession number

1171162

Acquisition method

transferred to the National Trust, 1981

Work type

Painting

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Chirk, Wrexham (Wrecsam) LL14 5AF Wales

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