Title

West prospect of Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, c1800. Artist: Unknown

Caption

West prospect of Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, c1800. The first house at Chatsworth near Bakewell in Derbyshire was built by Bess of Hardwick (c1527-1608) and her second husband Sir William Cavendish (1505-1557). Building began in 1552, and many additions and alterations were made over the years by its subsequent occupants. Chatsworth House has been the seat of the Dukes of Devonshire since 1687.
Derbyshire Libraries collections

Date

2009

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Derbyshire Libraries

Reference

HRM19D66_168

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (3,1Mb) / 17,4in x 11,2in / 5214 x 3361 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior building buildings England people architecture garden country British English color colour royal location century Britain royalty outside derbyshire balustrade peak district country house stately home Architectural Feature pediment 19th century Duke 18th century Eighteenth Century nineteenth century Chatsworth House TGN Duke of Devonshire Unknown NEMPR Picture the Past DI Thornell;Thornell DI