The Old Hall, Hardwick, Derbyshire, from "Illustrated London News"

William Bennett

May 23, 1863 · Wood engraving · Drawings and Prints

In a parkland, the roofline of Old Hall, Hardwick, Derbyshire appears above trees as cattle rest in the foreground and two men on horseback ride along a path. Bennett is thought to have received early lessons from David Cox before joining the New Watercolour Society in 1848 and exhibiting landscapes there until his death in 1871 (he also exhibited at the Royal Academy, British Institution, and the Royal Society of British Artists). The artist characteristically drew rapidly and used a restricted range of colors, so the unidentified wood engraver of the present image likely supplied many details as he translated a rough drawing into a detailed print, the latter published in the "Illustrated London News" in 1863.

Artist

William Bennett

Date

May 23, 1863

Medium

Wood engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Donato Esposito, 2015