William Watts

Wrotham Park in Middlesex, 18th century English country house engraving, 1781

1781

West View of Cowdray House – Antique Engraving of Viscount Montague’s Estate, 1796 This detailed antique engraving captures the west-facing elevation of Cowdray House, the celebrate...

Description: Antique print titled 'North Front of Foremark (..)'. Old engraving of Foremarke Hall, a Georgian-Palladian country house and manor house. This print originates from 'V...

Antique print titled 'Principal Front of Kirby Hall'. Kirby Hall is an Elizabethan country house, located near Gretton, Northamptonshire, England. The nearest main town is Corby. One of the great Elizabethan houses of England, Kirby Hall was built for Sir Humphrey Stafford of Blatherwick, beginning in 1570. In 1575 the property was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton of Holdenby,[1] Lord Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth I. It is a leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. Construction on the building began in 1570, based on the designs in French architectural pattern books and expanded in the Classical style over the course of the following decades. The house is now in a semi-ruined state with many parts roof-less although the Great Hall and state rooms remain intact. The gardens, with their elaborate "cutwork" design, complete with statues and urns, have been recently restored. Anne of Denmark stayed at Kirby on 9 August 1605 while King James stayed at Rockingham Castle. King James stayed for three days in August 1616. During a royal progress Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox died at Kirby of the "spotted ague" on 30 July 1624. The building and gardens are owned by the Earl of Winchilsea and are managed by English Heritage. Kirby Hall has been used as a filming location in many productions. These include the following; an episode (6. Protest and Communication) of Kenneth Clark...

Antique print titled 'Duncomb Park in Yorkshire (..)'. Old engraving of Duncombe Park, Yorkshire. Duncombe Park is the seat of the Duncombe family whose senior members assumed the ti...

Antique print titled 'Principal Front of Hagley'. Main facade of Hagley Hall, Worcestershire. Hagley Hall is a Grade I listed 18th-century house in Hagley, Worcestershire, the ho...

Antique print titled 'The Elevation of Cobham Hall in Kent (..)'. Elevation of the entrance facade of Cobham Hall, Kent. This print originates from 'Vitruvius Britannicus' by Colen...

Views of Cowdray House – Engraving of South & North Aspects, Sussex, 1796 This finely executed antique engraving presents two distinct views of Cowdray House, the once-grand Tudor m...

Farnham House Estate View, Georgian Manor Landscape Engraving, c1850 A refined architectural landscape portraying Farnham House, issued in the Victorian publication Picturesque View...

A finely detailed engraving depicting Lumley Castle near Durham by William Byrne (1743-1805) and Samuel Middiman (1750-1831) after Thomas Hearne (1744-1817), with figures by Francesc...

Antique print titled 'Cascade de Westwycob au chevalier Dashwood - Grotte du Parc de Windsor'. Copper engraving showing the waterfall of West Wycombe park and the cabe of Windsor Par...