Rokeby Park, County Durham
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Rokeby Park in County Durham is an 18th-century English country house and estate, historically notable as the former home of Velázquez’s painting "The Rokeby Venus."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rokeby Park | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country house
ⓘ
listed building ⓘ |
| architect | Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Baronet of Rokeby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Georgian architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palladian ⓘ |
| builtFor | Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Baronet of Rokeby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| category |
Country houses in County Durham
ⓘ
Grade I listed houses in County Durham ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1730 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1725 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentOwner | Morritt family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingHeritageBody | Historic England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Rokeby Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
antique furniture
ⓘ
decorative arts ⓘ historic paintings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
formal gardens
ⓘ
landscaped parkland ⓘ service wings ⓘ stable block ⓘ walled garden ⓘ |
| hasGroundsArea | large estate parkland ⓘ |
| hasInspirationFor | poem "Rokeby" by Sir Walter Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterOwner | Morritt family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf | River Tees and River Greta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | County Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Barnard Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCountyBoundary | North Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Rokeby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArtistAssociatedViaWork | Diego Velázquez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Palladian architecture
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association with The Rokeby Venus ⓘ picturesque riverside setting ⓘ |
| notablePaintingFormerlyInCollection | The Rokeby Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkFormerlyHoused | The Rokeby Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| publicAccessType | limited opening times ⓘ |
| region | North East England ⓘ |
| The Rokeby VenusCurrentLocation | National Gallery, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | private residence ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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