Title
View on the Grounds of Mr Douce, at Town Malling, Kent.
Publication details
[between 1798-1802]
Physical details
1 drawing : black chalk and pencil with monochrome and brown wash ; sheet 24 x 35 cm
Description
Trees in the foreground; a roof in the middle ground; the ruins of the Abbey at West Malling in the distance. Inscribed with title in brown ink below image.
Place
West Malling (England)
Additional information
Benjamin Hubble (died 1780) was the builder of St. Leonard's House which was later known as the 'Manor House' and then 'Douce's Manor') in St. Leonards Street, West Malling 1738. The house passed on to Thomas Augustus Douce (died 1802). The drawing is taken from the ground of St Leonard's House.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.17.3.a.14.