ENGLISH NAIVE WATERCOLOUR PAINTING (1826 ENGLISH)

2545M2

19.25 inch wide   15.25 inch high

48.89 cm wide  38.73 cm high

A charming and unusual English naive watercolour on paper, painted by Henry Duffield and dated 29th June 1826, of a landscape in the North of England, showing Craik Castle and the village of Craik, in a bucolic landscape of fields, farms and animals.

The inscription at the bottom reads "A southwest view of the Castle and Village of Craike in The County Palatine of Durham the Castle was in use (?) about the year 1136 the Village and land 3 miles round, was Given by the Saxon King Alfred to St Cuthbert"

The Counties Palatine were established in the 11th century to defend the frontiers of England by granting their Counts powers within their territories over administration, courts and defence, largely independent of the King. The County Palatine of Durham was ruled by the Prince Bishops of Durham who also had a spiritual jurisdiction over the area.

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