85/70

Whiteknights,

William Poole (Artist), R. & J. Snare (Publisher)

Copy of engraving; 'Whiteknights'. Depicting Whiteknights' park and bridge over the lake. Drawn and engraved by W. Poole. Published in 1798.
This is a black and white copy of an engraving entitled 'Whiteknights' which depicts Whiteknights' park and the bridge over the lake, showing the house in the background. It was drawn and engraved by W. Poole. The inscription reads, 'White Knights the seat of the Most Noble the Marquis of Blandford. To whom by permission this plate is dedicated by His Lordship's most obedient and obliged servant W. Poole.' It was published by R. & J. Snare from Reading, Berkshire, in 1798.

1 copy of an engraving: wood frame; good condition with some marks.

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: PRINT [copy of] // Accession number: 85/70 // Classification: GARDENS design // Negative number: 60/6232 // Acquisition method: Not known // Acquired from, date: No information // Store: Keeper's room // Condition: good - some marks // Recorder, date: JMB 17.12.85 // Description: [‘WHITE KNIGHTS’ underlined] c. 1708 // 1798? // Black & white engraving of White Knights park and bridge over the lake showing the house in the background. // Drawn & engraved by Wm. Poole, Reading // Published: Reading by R. & J. Snare 1798 // Dimensions: 26 x 17cm // Light wood frame // 40.0cm wide x 32.0cm high // Associated information: Inscription: White Knights the seat of the Most Noble the Marquis of Blandford. To whom by permission this plate is dedicated by His Lordship's most obedient and obliged servant W. Poole. // Published by R & J Snare 1798 // References:', Photocopy of a page from an unknown book, detailing a history of the Whiteknights estate – 'WHITE KNIGHTS // The Seat of the Most Noble the Marquis of Blandford // THE Family of Englefield were settled in the village of that name, soon after the Conquest, and continued in possession of an estate there, till the attainder of Sir _ _ Englefield at the time of Babington's Plot, in Queen Elizabeth's reign, after which the greater part of the Estate fell into other hands. About 1660 a branch of the Englefield Family came into the estate at White Knights. Anthony Englefield senior, who was buried at Englefield in 1667, is the only name of that family mentioned in the Register to have been of White Knights. // The grounds were laid out by the late Sir Henry Englefield in the style of an ornamental Farm, with great taste. - William Ryan Martin Esquire the late possessor of this estate spared nothing that might render it both elegant and commodious; and it must be confessed the additions and improvements which he made, were such as only a refined taste could suggest. He considerably enlarged the house, by building two additional rooms; and made many other divisions in it which no less contributed to its improvement; he embellished the grounds by adding an expansive sheet of water, and turning over it an elegant and highly finished stone bridge, consisting of three arches (the whole of which it is much lamented, it was not possible to exhibit in the point of view in which the house is taken. The estate has lately been purchased by the Most Noble the Marquis of Blandford who is forming a botanical garden upon an extensive scale; and we make no doubt but the taste of the present noble possessor will render this seat one of the most compact and eligible situations in the kingdom.'

Reading, Reading

1798 - 1798