Lot Essay
Westby Hall was the former seat of the Lister family. The house was given up when the family moved to nearby Gisburne Park (see following lot).
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A view of the ruined Westby Hall, Yorkshire, with a hunting party in the foreground
Details
Robert Griffier (London 1688-1750)
A view of the ruined Westby Hall, Yorkshire, with a hunting party in the foreground
oil on canvas
18 5/8 x 46 3/8 in. (47.3 x 117.8 cm.)
A view of the ruined Westby Hall, Yorkshire, with a hunting party in the foreground
oil on canvas
18 5/8 x 46 3/8 in. (47.3 x 117.8 cm.)
Provenance
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 275, where acquired by the husband of the present owner.
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Lady]; Sotheby's, London, 6 July 1983, lot 275, where acquired by the husband of the present owner.
Literature
H.L. Lister Denny, Memorials of an Ancient House. A History of the Family of Lister or Lyster, Edinburgh, 1913, illustrated, p. 134, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Sotheby's, The Artist and the Country House from the fifteenth century to the present day, 1995, no. 40.
Brought to you by
Alexis Ashot
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