Basildon Park from the West
This view of Basildon Park, home of Lord and Lady Iliffe, is unusual in Spencer's oeuvre. Not only does it depict a Palladian mansion rather than a farm or cottage, but Spencer has framed a classic view of the front, rather than adopting his usual 'back garden' perspective. Basildon Park is close to Spencer's home village of Upper Basildon, and the painting was commissioned by Lord Iliffe.
Date: 1959
Inscriptions: lr: Gilbert Spencer/ 1959
Tags: Landscape, Oil Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Height (mm): 603
Width (mm): 705
Location: Basildon Park (NT) NT266421
Exhibition History: RA 1960 (297)
Provenance: Commissioned by Lord and Lady Iliffe; On loan from the Trustees of the Iliffe Estate; accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the National Trust for display at Basildon Park, 2010
Literature: Gough 2024 illus. p. 320
Date: 1959
Inscriptions: lr: Gilbert Spencer/ 1959
Tags: Landscape, Oil Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Height (mm): 603
Width (mm): 705
Location: Basildon Park (NT) NT266421
Exhibition History: RA 1960 (297)
Provenance: Commissioned by Lord and Lady Iliffe; On loan from the Trustees of the Iliffe Estate; accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the National Trust for display at Basildon Park, 2010
Literature: Gough 2024 illus. p. 320