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This spectacular panoramic view from the south shows the rear of Chirk Castle illuminated by the setting sun. The building is shown as it was before Pugin redesigned the stables. In the valley on the left is the castle mill and on the right the bath house, of which there is no longer any trace today. The rolling hillside is enlivened by estate activities such as charcoal burning (to the left) and haymaking (in the centre). The work was painted for Robert Myddelton (1678–1733), and it does not seem fanciful to see him as the richly-dressed man on a white horse leaving the cavalcade. Perhaps he is followed by his brother John Myddelton (1685–1747) in red, their two wives, Anne and Mary, and members of his household, two of them in livery.
Title
Chirk Castle from the South
Date
1726
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 92.5 x W 198 cm
Accession number
1171162
Acquisition method
transferred to the National Trust, 1981
Work type
Painting
National Trust, Chirk Castle
Chirk, Wrexham (Wrecsam) LL14 5AF Wales
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