The History and Description of Cassiobury Park, Hertfordshire, the seat of the Earl of Essex

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This lavish 1837 publication celebrating Cassiobury Park, Hertfordshire seat of the Earl of Essex, exemplifies the English "country house book" tradition that combined architectural documentation, family history, and estate promotion. The collaborative production involved an extraordinary roster of artists and printmakers including J.M.W. Turner, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, Anthony van Dyck (after whose paintings some illustrations were made), and numerous engravers and etchers who translate...

Art Historical Context

Step into the opulent world of 19th-century English aristocracy with *The History and Description of Cassiury Park, Hertfordshire, seat of the Earl of*, a lavish 1837 publication now housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints. This grand book exemplifies the "country house book" tradition blending detailed architectural documentation, family history, and estate promotion to celebrate the splendor of Cassiobury Park, to George Capel-Conings, 5th Earl of Essex. Authored by John Britton, a leading architectural antiquarian known for his illustrated volumes on cathedrals and histo...

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