© Lancashire Record Office
'Red Book' for Lathom House
Artist: Humphry Repton (1752 - 1818)
Location: Lancashire Record Office
Date: 1792
Materials: paper
Dimensions: 21.6 x 28.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £8,242 (Total: £53,571)
Vendor: Sotheby's
Review number: 5441 (2004)
Provenance:
Prepared for Richard Wilbraham Bootle of Rode Cheshire and Lathom, Lancashire; by descent to Bootle-Wilbraham family; Sotheby's, New York.
Description:
Lathom House was built for Sir Thomas Bootle around 1740 and its surrounding landscape garden with deer park was designed by Repton in 1792. Red Books were used by Repton essentially as marketing tools containing plans and possible improvements to an estate. The Lathom House book includes 2 partially handcoloured plans and 4 watercolours. 3 of the watercolours have the characteristic overlays by Repton.
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