View of the Grounds at Ashridge, Hertfordshire

Edmund Marriner Gill (Clerkenwell 1820 – Carshalton 1894). Oil painting on panel, View of the Grounds at Ashridge, Hertfordshire by Edmund Marriner Gill (Clerkenwell 1820 – Carshalton 1894), initialed E. M. G. 1854. Landscape, large tree on the right, three figures below on the left of it, two women seated and a man standing, strip of woodland across middle distance, extensive view over countryside with hills at the far left, and a wooded hill on the middle right; blue sky and clouds.The house at Ashridge Park in Hertfordshire, was originally a monastery for twenty Bonhommes who came over from Normandy, it was later made into a home for the children of Henry VIII. Elizabeth was arrested here on the order of her sister Mary. In the following centuries, the place was allowed to decay, but in 1808 the 7th Earl of Bridgewater commissioned Wyatt to rebuilt it. The Ashridge estate is owned by the National Trust “This magnificent and varied estate runs across the borders of Herts and Bucks, along the main ridge of the Chiltern Hills. There are 2,000 hectares of woodlands, commons and chalk downland supporting a rich variety of wildlife and offering splendid walks through outstanding scenery.” Gilt frame. Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire (Accredited Museum)