© Buckinghamshire County Museum
The South Front of Stowe House, Buckinghamshire
Artist: John Buckler (1770 - 1851)
Location: Buckinghamshire County Museum
Date: circa 1810
Materials: watercolour heightened with gum arabic
Dimensions: 49.2 x 70cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,950 (Total: £7,600)
Vendor: Lowell Libson
Review number: 5694 (2006)
Provenance:
The artist's family; by descent.
Description:
Stowe House was built in 1676 and extensively remodelled by Earl Temple when he inherited the property in 1749. The South Front was remodelled in the 1770s. Buckler illustrates the development of the picturesque, the idea that the country house should be seen as part of its setting within its grounds. This is emphasised by giving prominence to the tree in the right foreground, which actually obscures part of the house.
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