The Landskipp of Castle Rushen
Date made: late 1800s
Artist: King, Daniel
Description: On the sketch is written: "The Landskipp of Castle Rushen as it appears on the South east neere Derbie Fort. A) The Sand. B) The Sea. C) The Castletowne. D) Ballasalley. E. Barroole. F. Scarlett. G) The Shelves of Rocks. The figures that you see were made for the Countesse of Derbie her children and attendants."
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: 23cm x 34cm
Materials: paper : pen & ink & wash
Object name: drawing
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 1957-0096