Lot 89: Catherine Maria Bury, Countess of Charleville (1762-1851)

Catherine Maria Bury, Countess of Charleville (1762-1851)
Penrhyn Castle, near Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour and touches of gum arabic
17¼ x 26 1/8 in. (43.8 x 66.4 cm.)

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Founded by Ednyfed Fychan, Penrhyn Castle was originally a medieval fortified manor house. The Castle is recorded in the present watercolour before the dramatic Neo-Norman alterations were executed for the Pennant family to designs by Thomas Hopper between 1820 and 1845.