The Saxted House Collection
Identifier
EMHT270
Title
The Saxted House Collection
Description
Four pictures from Saxted House, Tower Street, Emsworth depicting a French and an English Man-o-War in action (EMHT270.1); the life of Alfred the Great showing a court scene (EMHT270.2); a dwelling perhaps abroad (EMHT270.3).
Creator
An unknown 18th century artist
Date
1700-1799
Type
Art work
Stored Location
Archive Room
Collection Items
Painting, watercolour showing a battle scene at sea.
Originally a framed image, one of four from Saxted House depicting sailing ships, the life of Alfred the Great, and of a Church/Font. 18th century. In this image a Royal Naval vessel is engaging a vessel of the French Fleet. These were discovered…
'The Life of Alfred the Great'. Fragments of colour print.
Two pieces from a printed work in colour. It shows a scene from Alfred's Court with a printed title at the bottom 'Alfred Instructing the...' The larger piece is 20 cm x 14 cm and the smaller 7 cm x 14 cm. Both pieces appear to have been…
A brick house and garden
Watercolour (faded due to its age) in a circular border showing a house with a slanting roof and sun shade. It is situated on a rise and in the foreground is a tree and a man with a dog. The artwork is 20 cm x 20 cm. This came into the museum…
Painting showing a line of battleships
Two pieces of paper showing eleven Royal Naval vessels of the Napoleonic period, perhaps in Line of Battle for the Battle of the Nile in 1798. Each piece is approximately 40 cm x 19 cm