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Paul Sandby’s <em>Luton Park, Bedfordshire</em>, belongs to a set of twelve views commissioned by John, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713–1792) in the mid-1760s. After a period of public life, Bute retreated to the country, purchasing Luton Park north of London, and commissioning Paul Sandby to make watercolors recording the estate’s buildings and grounds. In Sandby’s subtle but luminous style, the present drawing depicts the fields outside the estate’s Palladian-style gatehouse, which appears on the right, nestled among trees. Wheat fields and trees populate the distant vista, and, in the center, one sees a view of the Luton castle. The work stayed together with all twelve of Sandby’s drawings in an album at Luton Park until it was discovered in 1996.
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518715
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Luton Park, Bedfordshire
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drawing
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518715
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drawing
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Luton Park, Bedfordshire
description
Paul Sandby’s <em>Luton Park, Bedfordshire</em>, belongs to a set of twelve views commissioned by John, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713–1792) in the mid-1760s. After a period of public life, Bute retreated to the country, purchasing Luton Park north of London, and commissioning Paul Sandby to make watercolors recording the estate’s buildings and grounds. In Sandby’s subtle but luminous style, the present drawing depicts the fields outside the estate’s Palladian-style gatehouse, which appears on the right, nestled among trees. Wheat fields and trees populate the distant vista, and, in the center, one sees a view of the Luton castle. The work stayed together with all twelve of Sandby’s drawings in an album at Luton Park until it was discovered in 1996.
date
1760s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q115755129
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5655
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Matted: 49.1 x 104.9 cm (19 5/16 x 41 5/16 in.); Sheet: 45.1 x 100.6 cm (17 3/4 x 39 5/8 in.)
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England, 18th century
accession
2022.94
Source extras
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watercolor over pencil, heightened with bodycolor and pen and gray ink on laid paper
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Luton Park, Bedfordshire, 1760s. Paul Sandby (British, 1731–1809). Watercolor over pencil, heightened with bodycolor and pen and gray ink on laid paper; matted: 49.1 x 104.9 cm (19 5/16 x 41 5/16 in.); sheet: 45.1 x 100.6 cm (17 3/4 x 39 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2022.94
collection
DR - British
didYouKnow
The Earl of Bute, owner of the estate depicted in this watercolor, was the favorite minister of King George III of England.
citations
citation
Christie, Manson & Woods. Works of Art from the Bute Collection. 1996.
page_number
p. 202-203, lot 109
citation
Sotheby's (Firm). Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries. 2022.
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Lot 48
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 09:05:05.888000
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518715
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Drawings
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DR - British
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watercolor over pencil, heightened with bodycolor and pen and gray ink on laid paper
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male
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