JOSEPH NASH (BRITISH 1808-1878)

Interior of the drawing-room at Bramwell Hall, the seat of The Davenports

signed and dated Joseph Nash/1847 (lower right)

watercolour and bodycolour

The Hall dates back to Anglo-Saxon England, the manor of Bramall was first described in the Domesday Book in 1086, when it was held by the Masseys. From the late 14th century it was owned by the Davenports who built the present house,

35 x 50 cm