Haddon Hall English Medieval Castle Oil On Canvas Monogrammed And Dated 1886

This painting by William Edward Cooke shows Haddon Hall, a famous medieval English castle on the banks of the Wye near Bakewels in Derbyshire. The demeiure and its 16th century park are a natural setting often used by cinema and television. William Edward Cooke is a landscape, architectural and portrait painter from the outskirts of Leicester. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in London between 1876 and 1885. The painting is monogrammed and dated 1886 lower left. This painter is often confused with Edward William Cooke, marine painter and member of the Royal Academy. Beautiful 19th century gilded frame. Dimensions: with frame, 116 x 81 cm; without frame, 92 x 60 cm