St Werburgh's Mount, Chester

Louise Rayner (1832 - 1924)

Grosvenor Museum

1873

St Werburgh's Mount was the house of the well-known Chester antiquary Thomas Hughes, which stood immediately to the south of Chester Cathedral.

• Medium: watercolour with bodycolour
• Dimensions: 56 x 40 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £375 ( Total: £15,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1983
• Vendor: Sotheby's

Provenance

One of a pair of drawings commissioned by Thomas Hughes prior to the houses's demolition in 1872. This one was done in late summer. Then by descent.

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