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Wilton House, historical views

Historical views of Wilton House, Wiltshire.
First house built 1540s.
Re-built 1635-1653.
Altered in 1801-1816.

"Topographical View of Wilton", c.1710, by Leonard Knijff.
From the E side.
From Meister Drucke art prints.
This shows the old formal gardens laid out by the 4th Earl in the 1630s.
These were to the S of the house (left here). Later replaced by landscaped gardens by 9th Earl.

The 1725 view

View of Wilton House on p.57 of [Campbell, vol.3, 1725].

Wilton House in 1725.
From the E side.
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See even larger size LHS and RHS.
See also Google Arts & Culture.
See also p.39 of vol.2 (1904) of English literature; an illustrated record.

Wilton House in 1725.
Close-up of above.
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This shows the old formal gardens laid out in the 1630s to the S of the house (left here).
Note how the river flows through the formal gardens.
The formal gardens were later replaced by landscaped gardens.

Wilton House in 1725.
Close-up of above.
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Shows the E facade (containing the Clock Tower).

John Rocque

Plan of Wilton House and grounds.
Made by John Rocque, 1746.
Shows the Palladian Bridge (built 1737).
From Meister Drucke art prints.

Plan of Wilton House and grounds.
Made by John Rocque, 1754.
From BL.

Thomas Bardwell

The 10th Earl at Wilton House.
Painted by Thomas Bardwell in 1757.
Shows the Palladian Bridge (built 1737).
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For sale at Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker Ltd as at 2024.

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson painted a number of views of Wilton, maybe all between 1758 and 1760.

Detail of a view of Wilton House from the SE.
Painted between 1758 and 1760 by Richard Wilson.
Shows the Palladian Bridge (built 1737).
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From here. From Yale Center for British Art.
See smaller copy at Bridgeman Images here and here.

Later views

Wilton House.
Coloured engraving. Published 1779.
From Government Art Collection.

Wilton House, 1870.
See full size.
From Liam Quin's "Pictures From Old Books" site.

Wilton House. The W side (private garden).
From Illustrated London News, 6 August 1887.
See other version. From here.