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Rustic sports in the Park-north view of Harewood House,1845. Creator: Unknown.

Rustic sports in the Park - north view of Harewood House, 1845. Celebrations at Harewood House near Leeds in Yorkshire. 'The events which gave rise to the Festival were the Coming of Age, and Marriage, of Lord Viscount Lascelles, the eldest son of the present Earl of Harewood...The juvenile company adjourned to the lawn opposite the north front, where the boys amused the girls by playing at football, bobbing for apples in water, diving for silver in flour, dancing, &c., until dark; when they returned home, and were amused in their way in the village with fire balloons and fireworks'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.
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Title: Rustic sports in the Park-north view of Harewood House,1845. Creator: Unknown.
Caption: Rustic sports in the Park - north view of Harewood House, 1845. Celebrations at Harewood House near Leeds in Yorkshire. 'The events which gave rise to the Festival were the Coming of Age, and Marriage, of Lord Viscount Lascelles, the eldest son of the present Earl of Harewood...The juvenile company adjourned to the lawn opposite the north front, where the boys amused the girls by playing at football, bobbing for apples in water, diving for silver in flour, dancing, &c., until dark; when they returned home, and were amused in their way in the village with fire balloons and fireworks'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.
Technique/material: engraving
Credit: Album / The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Image size: 4960 × 3295 px | 46.8 MB
Print size: 42.0 × 27.9 cm | 1952.8 × 1297.2 in (300 dpi)