Castle Rushen as it appears on the south south west
Date made: 19th century
Artist: King, Daniel
Description: On the sketch is written: "Castle Rushen as it appears on the south south west. A) The Castle. B) A wall aboute the Castle. C) The Counter Scarpe of Stone being 12 yards broad by 7 yards deepe. D) The new buildings where in my Lord lived."
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: 16 cm x 27 cm
Materials: paper : monochrome wash & ink
Object name: Facsimile drawing
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 1957-0092