Robert Griffier (London 1688-1750)
Lot 233

Robert Griffier (London 1688-1750)

A view of Gisburne Park, Yorkshire, and the park

Fermé3 July 2013

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Robert Griffier (London 1688-1750)
A view of Gisburne Park, Yorkshire, and the park
oil on canvas
19 3/8 x 45¼ in. (49.2 x 114.9 cm.)

by descent in the Lister family to Thomas, 4th Baron Ribblesdale
(1845-1925).
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Lady]; Sotheby's, London, 6 July 1983, lot 274, where acquired by the husband of the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

Gisburne Park, West Riding, Yorkshire, was built in 1724 by Thomas Lister (1688-1745), grandfather of Thomas Lister, 1st Baron Ribblesdale (1752-1826). This view shows the newly-built house set amongst the fine garden and park designed by Peter Bourguignon. His signed plan, which is dated 1735, is in the collection of the Yorkshire Archeological Society at Leeds. A later picture of Gisburne (attributed to Joseph Francis Nollekens and Arthur Devis), showing an extension between the house and stables, is illustrated in John Harris, The Artist and The Country House, London, 1979, p. 218, no. 235.