The Prospective of Castle Rushen
Date made: 1643-51
Artist: King, Daniel
Description: On the sketch is written: "The Prospective of Castle Rushen on the South eastside. A) The innerward of the Castle. B) The wall of the Castle. C) The wall aboute the Castle. D) The Counter-Scarpe. E) The new building wherein ye Earle of Derbie lived. F) The new worke. G) The Burne that the sea comes in. H) As the towne appeares."
The oldest known pictures of the Isle of Man are a series of wash drawings in the British Museum. The drawings were executed by Daniel King of Chester - probably between 1643 and 1648 - during his visit to the Island with James 7th Earl of Derby. Watercolour copies of the drawings were produced at the end of the nineteenth century and facsimiles are held in the Manx National Heritage collections.
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Measurements: 22.5cm x 34cm
Materials: paper : pen & ink & wash
Object name: drawing
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 1957-0091