Description
FOUR ALBUMS OF LANDSCAPE DRAWINGS
measurements note
album sheets measure 33 by 20 cm., 13 by 8 in.
the first including views of Rollerton, Scarthingwell Hale, Tourton Hale, Clerk Hill, remains of Luggershall Castle and Mount, old stone crop - Luggershall, stone gateway to Ramsbury Manor and house, Ramsbury House near Marlborough, view from Ramsbury bridge and others
fifteen (one on two sheets), fourteen inscribed and fourteen dated between 30th November 1816 and 19th November 1817 (some dated on album sheets)
eleven pen and brown ink over pencil, two pen and brown ink with watercolour over pencil and two pen and brown ink with grey wash over pencil, four album sheets watermarked: 1812, bound between red boards inscribed: No 1 / Long tour / from / October 1816 to Novr 1817 / Hampshire / Oxford / Lancashire/ Derby / Yorkshire / Essex / Sussex / London / Somerset / Wiltshire
the second including views of Bellinsay Church Great Burghstead Essex (3), entrance to Bellinsay and Sun Hotel, Bellinsay chapel (2), Danbury Place Essex, Danbury, Danbury Church hill and part of the village, view from the eastern end of Danbury village, Avenue and military road to the powder magazine at Purfleet Essex, Danbury church, bridges over the River Lea near Barking Essex (2), entrance to Chipping Ongar in Essex from the London road, distant view of Chipping Ongar, Chipping Ongar Church, Chipping Ongar from the market house, Chigwell Church Essex, Bere Church near Chelmsford Essex, Bere Church Hall, Dagenham Church and village, the parish of East Bamfleet near Hadleigh Essex, Saffron Garden Essex, the Langdon Hills Essex, view from the top of the Langdon hills and others
thirty-three (ten on two sheets), thirty-one inscribed and twenty-five dated between 21st September 1818 and 21st October 1818
twenty-eight pen and brown ink over pencil, four pen and brown ink and grey wash over pencil and one pencil, album sheets watermarked, bound between red boards inscribed: No 5 / Long Tour / from / Augt 1818 to Octob r 1818 / Chichester / Worthing / Brighton / Lewes / Hastings / Essex
the third including views of the jetty at Yarmouth (6), the Quay at Yarmouth (3), the Draw Bridge over the Yare at Yarmouth, the North Gate Yarmouth (2), the view from the Draw Bridge down the quay and river Yare at Yarmouth, the South Gate Yarmouth, remains of the fortified wall Yarmouth, a tower of the old town wall Yarmouth (2), Borough Hall near Aylsham Norfolk, Helmingham Hall near Aylsham Norfolk, Bayfield Hall near Holt Norfolk, the old town fortification at Lyme Regis, ruins of St Margaret's monastery and present theatre at Lyme Regis, font at Grantham church, remains of ancient tower on the old wall Lyme Regis, tesselated pavement at Haseby near Grantham (3), South Gate at Lyme Regis, George Inn at Grantham, Roman wall at Haseby near Grantham, Angel Inn at Grantham, remains of roman bath at Haseby near Grantham, Turnpike gate near Grantham, pillared house at Gainsborough, ruins of part of town walls at Newcastle Upon Tyne, castle hill near Gainsborough (4), Barlow Hall near Selby Yorkshire (3), Selby Church, Ledstone Hall near Ferrybridge Yorkshire, Sandal Castle (5), Willow Close near Sandal Castle, studies of stained glass and paintings in York Cathedral (6), ancient tower at Hexham, a tower and pump in the market place Hexham, The Levels near Dilstone Hexham, Battle Hill at Hexham, Hexham Fells Northumberland, Guards Landing at Dipton Water and Fells near Hexham (2), Dipton Water near Queen's Cave Hexham, valley formed by Hexham and Dipton Fells, entrance to Queen's Cave valley, Cave where Queen Margaret is said to have been concealed after the Battle of Hexham (5), interior of Carlisle Castle (2), part of the ancient walls of Carlisle Castle, the courtyard of Carlisle Castle and others
eighty-four (four on two sheets and one on three sheets), each inscribed, eighty-two dated between 20th October 1818 and 15th December 1818
sixty-one pen and grey ink, eleven pen and grey ink with watercolour over pencil, ten pen and grey ink with grey wash over pencil and two pencil, 2 album sheets watermarked: 1818, bound between red boards inscribed: No 6 / Long Tour / From 15 October to Decr 1818 / Suffolk / Norfolk / Lincoln / York / Northumberld / Cumberland
the fourth including views of the River Colne near St Albans Hertfordshire, Colney, ruins of Bushey Mill on the Colne near Watford (2), the Mills on the Colne at Walton, Tan yard on the Colne at Watford, the River Colne at Watford, the River Colne near Watford looking towards Rickmansworth, the River Colne at Rickmansworth (2), the River Colne and Grand Junction Canal near Rickmansworth (2), Lime kiln and chalk works on the River Colne and canal at Harefield, cottages of the lime burners at the chalk works on the Colne Harefield, chalk works and distant view of the copper mills on the Colne and canal Harefield, the river Colne and Braunston Canal Harefield (3), River Colne in Denham Court Park near Uxbridge (2), aquaduct for the branch of the Colne under the Grand Junction canal near Denham, weir on the Colne between Denham and Uxbridge, Mr Hull's mills on the Colne at Uxbridge, the Colne at Uxbridge (2), Mr Austin's flour mills on the Broad water near Uxbridge, the Colne at Longbridge, the Colne at Fens Bridge, the Colne at Huntsmore Park, the River Colne at the foot of Iver Hill, Mr Wright's paper mills on the Colne at Thorney near Iver, Mr Mercer's flour mills on the Colne at Denham, the Colne on Denham Common, bridge over the Colne near Harmondsworth, the Colne at Harmondsworth, the Colne near the Colbrook Road (4), Mr Starford's Paper Mills on the Colne at Horton, Mr Williams' Copper Mills on the Colne between Waysbury and Horton, the River Colne at Mr Arby's Corn Mills near Staines (3), the Colne at the White Bush Inn at Staines (2), Whitchurch near Edgeware (2), Hyde (2), village of Whitchurch Edgeware, site of ancient British or Roman encampment near Kingsbury, Kingsbury Church, Kingsbury Green, Edlestree or Elstree near St Albans (2), Edlestree or Elstree Church, Brockley Hill (3), Watford Church near Rickmansworth, the mills at Watford (2), Kinsbury Farm and mills near St Albans, Feltham from Ashford, Feltham Church (3), Laleham (2), Laleham Church near Littleton, seat of Colonel Wood Littleton near Chertsey (3), entrance to Litttleton from Laleham, pond digging at Shepperton Common near Chertsey, Littleton church, village and church of Shepperton (3) and others
eighty-six, eighty inscribed
seventy-two pen and brown ink over pencil, thirteen watercolour over pencil and one pencil, nineteen album sheets watermarked: 1814 and one album sheet watermarked: 1810, bound between red boards inscribed: No 8 / Long Tour / from / River Colne / Herts / Bucks
with a pen and brown ink drawing of New Iron Bridge over River Roding from E.J.Warehouses (dated 1st February 1818) and a watercolour of A Distant View of Clerk Hill, Lancashire - Seat of Lady W.S.Gardiner from a sketch taken 8 Decr 1816
NOTE
Brooke was a pupil of the history painter Samuel Drummond and under his influence he advanced rapidly, first exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1810. Between 1812 and 1813 he drew for the Satirist, a monthly publication, and was succeeded by George Cruikshank
