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− | + | This family heirloom,currently in the personal possession of {{has person|Jennifer Louise James|alt=Jennifer Crews}}, is a needlepoint reproduction of [[:File:The Plundering of Basing House - Charles Landseer.jpg|The Plundering of Basing House]] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Landseer Charles Landseer]<ref>{{citation:The Plundering of Basing House - Charles Landseer.jpg/citation listing}}</ref>. Believed to have been completed circa 1852 by {{has person|Josephine Hawes}} when she was about 17 years old.<ref>Citation:The Boston Globe Sun Nov 21 1915 .jpg</ref> | |
− | [[:File:The Plundering of Basing House - Charles Landseer.jpg|The Plundering of Basing House]] is an oil painting on canvas finished sometime prior to 1836. It measures 1028 × 1280 mm, and is currently in the possession of the Tate Museam.<ref>https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/landseer-the-plundering-of-basing-house-n00612</ref> | + | [[:File:The Plundering of Basing House - Charles Landseer.jpg|The Plundering of Basing House]] is an oil painting on canvas finished sometime prior to 1836. It measures 1028 × 1280 mm, and is currently in the possession of the Tate Museam.<ref>https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/landseer-the-plundering-of-basing-house-n00612</ref> The painting depicts the aftermath of the third, and final, engagement of the siege on October 1645 during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_English_Civil_War First English Civil War]. During the engagement Oliver Cromwell breached it's defenses on {{has date|October 14, 1645}}. During the assault the House caught fire and was badly damaged. What remained was "totally slighted and demolished" by order of Parliament, with the stones of the House offered free to anyone who would cart them away. <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Basing_House</ref> |
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==Known Provenance== | ==Known Provenance== | ||
* {{has person|Jennifer Louise James|alt=Jennifer Crews}} | * {{has person|Jennifer Louise James|alt=Jennifer Crews}} | ||
* {{has person|William Oliver James}} | * {{has person|William Oliver James}} | ||
− | * {{has person|Rachel Winch Edwards}} | + | * {{has person|Rachel Winch Edwards}}<ref>{{Citation:The Boston Globe Sun Nov 21 1915 .jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> |
− | * {{has person|Josephine Hawes}} | + | * {{has person|Josephine Hawes}}<ref>{{Citation:The Boston Globe Sun Nov 21 1915 .jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref> |
=Related Documents= | =Related Documents= |
Revision as of 11:31, 23 June 2021
This family heirloom,currently in the personal possession of Jennifer Crews, is a needlepoint reproduction of The Plundering of Basing House by Charles Landseer[1]. Believed to have been completed circa 1852 by Josephine Hawes when she was about 17 years old.[2]
The Plundering of Basing House is an oil painting on canvas finished sometime prior to 1836. It measures 1028 × 1280 mm, and is currently in the possession of the Tate Museam.[3] The painting depicts the aftermath of the third, and final, engagement of the siege on October 1645 during the First English Civil War. During the engagement Oliver Cromwell breached it's defenses on 14 October 1645. During the assault the House caught fire and was badly damaged. What remained was "totally slighted and demolished" by order of Parliament, with the stones of the House offered free to anyone who would cart them away. [4]
Known Provenance
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- ↑ Citation:The Plundering of Basing House - Charles Landseer.jpg/citation listing
- ↑ Citation:The Boston Globe Sun Nov 21 1915 .jpg
- ↑ https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/landseer-the-plundering-of-basing-house-n00612
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Basing_House
- ↑ "Masterpiece of Needlework," The Boston Sunday Globe, 21 November 1915, (http://newspapers.com : accessed 12 Dec 2020), page 4, col 3.; https://www.newspapers.com/image/430895668 Stored locally: File:The Boston Globe Sun Nov 21 1915 .jpg.
- ↑ "Masterpiece of Needlework," The Boston Sunday Globe, 21 November 1915, (http://newspapers.com : accessed 12 Dec 2020), page 4, col 3.; https://www.newspapers.com/image/430895668 Stored locally: File:The Boston Globe Sun Nov 21 1915 .jpg.