#Chatsworth House visit

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[theftshrubbery]

hi hi i went on a mini trip the last couple days to visit chatsworth house, pemberley in the 2005 adaptations of pride and prejudice ⭐️💗 it was a magical day

[anghraine]

I was thinking about the Pemberley == Chatsworth theory, which has numerous problems and is based on essentially three things.

[Note: all of this assumes a c. 1790s setting for P&P, which I do subscribe to in general.]

Firstly, in the novel, the Gardiners and Elizabeth seem to travel directly from Bakewell to Pemberley (not from Lambton; they go there after first visiting Pemberley). So this suggests that Pemberley is near Bakewell and therefore relatively near Chatsworth (or at it).

That's fairly thin, so the other argument goes that Pemberley's architecture and landscape closely mirror those of Chatsworth as it existed in the eighteenth century (when it was considerably less grandiose than now). This resemblance is argued to extend beyond the ways in which great houses in the same region might resemble each other.

Additionally, it does seem interesting that RL Chatsworth was the seat of a duke named William who infamously lived there (when in residence) with his wife Georgiana and mistress Elizabeth. All were common enough names at the time (esp William and Elizabeth), but add in the proximity of Pemberley and Chatsworth and it could be potentially suggestive.

HOWEVER.

Even in the eighteenth century, Chatsworth was likely too splendid for Pemberley, which explicitly has more elegance than splendor, despite its size/glamour compared to the likes of Netherfield and Longbourn. If Pemberley does noticeably resemble Chatsworth, Elizabeth probably regards the latter as "like Pemberley but bigger and less tasteful" (I'm not 100% convinced of this, but otoh, find it very funny).

In the Netherfield conversation, it sounds like Pemberley doesn't particularly resemble any other place, and it seems unlikely that Bingley (who describes Pemberley as basically inimitable) wouldn't have seen Chatsworth before.

It's also very unlikely that Austen ever could have seen Chatsworth with her own eyes. If she used it as inspiration or a direct model, it would have to have been at secondhand, anyway, and the more ... granular parallels are just not that probable.

And Chatsworth is actually mentioned in passing in P&P, so it definitely exists independently of Pemberley in the world of the novel. It could be a loose sort of inspiration in terms of general appearance, maybe, but IMO is unlikely to be more than that for all of these reasons.

I do think that having a William-Elizabeth-Georgiana and a Fitzwilliam-Elizabeth-Georgiana living quite near to each other and likely to be politically aligned is possibly not meaningless, though.

See, Austen had some kind of thing about the Watson-Wentworth-Fitzwilliam family, which at this point was headed by Earl Fitzwilliam of Wentworth Woodhouse. This was the Whig branch of the family—Sir Walter approvingly mentions the Tory branch in Persuasion, lol, but the names come overwhelmingly from the Whig side. And P&P's Fitzwilliam earl with an unusually (for Austen) redacted title seems an unsubtle allusion to Lord Fitzwilliam. This would make P&P's earl a likely ally to the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. So Darcy might well be in an awkward position, where he has to play nice with Devonshire for familial and political reasons, but also is pretty much certain to deeply disapprove of him.

The Pemberley-Chatsworth similarities, such as they are, could be a mix of ... vague handwaving in the direction of Chatsworth and having Chatsworth actually be right there in the novel. The two mansions are definitely not interchangeable IMO.

And, I mean, it's so much more ripe for comedy with Chatsworth and the Devonshires actually existing in P&P's continuity. The idea of Darcy just having to put up with the local ménage à trois because his family needs him to not alienate an extremely wealthy and powerful ally is incredible. Elizabeth looking slightly down on Chatsworth as Pemberley But With Trash Taste is hilarious to me. Georgiana trying to balance her basic gentle niceness with o_O is great. I love it.

[useless-englandfacts]

In light of all the horrid stuff going on in this country lately, I would just like to remind everyone that england isn’t a totally terrible place!!

This country is full of beautiful architecture, art, literature, and natural beauties that are sometimes hard to believe are real.

This is the Major Oak of Sherwood Forest, and is estimated to be as much as 1100 years old!! It is estimated at 23 tons, and is 33 feet in girth/10 metres. According to local folklore, it is the tree where Robin Hood and his merry men slept when in the forest.

This is Durdle Door, in Dorset. It’s a natural limestone formation on the jurrassic coast, which was deemed “of such international geographic importance” that it was England’s first foray natural World Heritage site with UNESCO in 2001, joining the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef (visit-dorset.com)

As for architecture, we have the iconic Highclere Castle

Most well known for its use in iconic historical drama Downton Abbey, first written records of the Highclere estate date back to the year 749 when the estate was granted to the bishops of Winchester. In the late 14th century the bishop of Winchester William of Wykeham built himself a palace on the property, and was taken by Edward VI during the reformation in 1551. It was then granted to the Fitzwilliam family, rebuilt in 1679 by then owner Sir Robert Sawyer, who then bequeathed it to his daughter Margaret, first wife to the 8th earl of Pembroke, Thomas herbert, and it remains in the hands of the Herbert family to date, albeit the branch that resulted in the current Earl of Carnarvon. It was redesigned in the years 1842-49 to the facade we know today. (Quick side note, I am directly related to the herbert family through my great grandfather, so carnarvon I’m coming for you watch out)

We also have of course, the ever iconic Chatsworth house

IYKYK. Jk this incredible house is most well known for its use as Pemberley, the Derbyshire residence of Mr Darcy in the 2005 production of Pride and Prejudice (the best film ever made thank you very much).

The Manor of Chetesuorde is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as property of the crown in the custody of William de Peverel. Chatsworth ceased to be a large estate until the 15th century when it was purchased by the Leche family. They enclosed the first park and built a house on what is now the south east part of the gardens. The lands were sold in 1549 to Sir William Cavendish, husband of Bess of Hardwick (who was the “keeper” of Mary Queen of Scots while imprisoned. Also apparently her grandson married ANOTHER of my ancestors so I’m related to her too?? What the fuck I need to stop learning family history on the fly). Bess began to build her own home on the property from 1553 to the 1560s.

The home was renovated a truly mindboggling amount of times, as is the amount of times it changed hands. So I’ll keep it simple. A great number of important changes were made by the 4th duke of Devonshire, greatly changing the layout of the home. His son would marry Georgiana Spencer, 4 times great aunt of princess Diana (and YET ANOTHER RELATIVE OF MINE! From another branch of the family!! I need to call my mother. And update my ancestry.com).

In 1811 the 6th duke of Devonshire inherited Chatsworth, and proceeded to transform it into the wonderful beacon of regency romance we know and adore today over the course of his stewardship over the property.

These are only four incredible natural and historical landmarks in England. There are so many more that I could spend 3 life times researching!! (And so many more that have nothing to do with my family history, I promise. Swear I wasn’t doing this on purpose lmao)

This country can be a fucking nightmare, but it’s also a beautiful country with incredible sights and history, and I think we do ourselves a disservice when we forget that. It’s okay to love England (I fucking adore this country you have no idea, wouldn’t be running a blog if I didn’t!), you aren’t a bad person or supporting the bad shit we’ve done if you are proud of being English.

Because don’t get me wrong this country has perpetrated some of the worst shit in history, but we’ve also contributed some of the most important literature and scientific discoveries ever!!

Mary Anning revolutionised the field of paleontology!! Mary Shelley started the entire sci fi genre. Steven hawkin, Charles Darwin, Dorothy Hodgkin and Rosalind franklin discovered DNA! Isaac Newton, William Blake, John Keats, Byron, Alan Turing, Branwell, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne bronte, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, John William Waterhouse, to name a few merely off the top of my head!

England can be a wonderful place, and our heritage can be incredible and a legacy to be truly proud of. It would not do to forget, however, that a lot of our history would not have been possible without queer and ethnic minority groups. We all know a good deal of English wealth came from the slave trade, female scientists and artists often had credit for their work stripped from them and given to husbands or even strangers, and a good number of our most influential scientists and artists were very notably queer who were treated incredibly poorly and sometimes killed, and these are facts that can and do exist simultaneously.

Our heritage is wonderful, but it is still being made today. Things that we do now will be landmark events for our descendants, and it is our duty to do better for this country than our ancestors.

[theduchessgeorgiana]

Trip to Chatsworth House

Today I was able to visit Chatsworth House to conduct more research surrounding my project. I decided that I would go and take photos as well as asking the tour guides for extra information that could be useful to me during unit 3.

Although it was quite a dismal day, due to the weather, I felt it quite elevated the beauty of the Chatsworth gardens, and I especially enjoyed the inside of the house as it was everything I had hoped it would be. The Georgian decorations within the house were truly beautiful.

Here are some of the photos I was able to take and that I will be printing off to use in my sketchbook;

I was also able to view the portrait of Georgiana which I was really looking forward to seeing in person.

[royalpain16]

Chatsworth, Derbyshire

The state apartments of Chatsworth House are extraordinary. Credit: Paul Barker

Few English estates draw such delight as this one in the heart of the Peak District. Chatsworth is known to many as Pemberley in the 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley. Eagle-eyed viewers may also remember it from another Knightley film, The Duchess.

Chatsworth has been the seat of the Dukes of Devonshire since 1549 and has passed through the hands of 16 generations of the Cavendish family.

The house is famed for its art collection, which spans four centuries, but its state apartments, overhauled to accommodate a visit from King William III and Queen Mary II that never actually happened, are extraordinary.

[beebees-photography]

Visited Chatsworth House at Christmas, I would highly recommend a visit to anyone. These are some of my favourites of the extra shots of the gardens before it got dark.

[chatsworthprojectt]

The Grotto

The Grotto is built of massive boulders and contains a rectangular room decorated with stalactites (unfortunately this is not open to visitors); this is surmounted by a rustic timber bandstand with a conical slate roof.

The Grotto Pond was probably constructed at a similar time to Morton’s Pond (1700) and was designed to supply the new Canal Pond.

In 1992 the overflow from the stream leaving the Grotto Pond was turned into a water feature, the ‘Trough Waterfall’, using a series of stone drinking troughs gathered from the nearby fields and farm steadings.

Originally, Morton Pond was called the Great Fountain Pond referring to its function as the supply pond for the 1st Duke’s Great Fountain in the Canal Pond. When the Emperor Fountain was constructed, the pipe from Morton Pond to the 1st Duke’s Great Fountain became defunct, but still exists. Duchess Deborah describes Morton Pond as ‘the least known place in the garden where you can sit alone by the water on the on the busiest Bank Holiday’.

The Drummer (1989-90) by Barry Flanagan is situated at the north end of the Grotto Pond and was acquired by the present Duke and Duchess to commemorate their coming to live at Chatsworth in 2006.

Chatsworth. (2023). Grotto House, Grotto Pond & Morton Pond. [Online]. Chatsworth House. Last Updated: 2023. Available at: https://www.chatsworth.org/visit-chatsworth/chatsworth-estate/garden/history-of-the-garden/early-gar [Accessed 9 August 2023].

[themaynard]

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A Veiled Vestal Virgin

The 6th Duke of Devonshire visited the sculptor's studio in Milan, Italy, on 12 October 1846 on his way to Naples. He ordered the marble sculpture on 18 October, placing a £60 deposit on the following day. The sculpture was ready to be dispatched to England in April 1847, and the Duke appears to have displayed it in Chiswick House, west of London.

It first came to Chatsworth in 1999 and was shown in the Sculpture Gallery where it appeared in the 2005 film 'Pride and Prejudice', starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen.

In Ancient Rome, the Vestals were virgin priestesses whose lives were dedicated to the goddess Vesta. They were tasked to look after the sacred fire burning on her altar in the temple of Vesta, and were regarded as fundamental to the safety of Rome. The discovery of a "House of the Vestals" in Pompeii in the 18th century made Vestals a popular subject matter in art over the following 50 years.

[waterlilyunit4]

Veiled Vestal Virgin

The Veiled Lady is a sculpture that was created in 1847 by Rafaelle Monti (when the sculpture was also knows as " the bride", and was then sculpted again in 1999 by Giovanni Maria Benzoni. The statue made in 1999 appeared in the famous film 'Pride and Prejudice'. The Veiled Lady is what is know as a Vestal Virgin, where in Roman times, they were priestesses whos lives were dedicated to the goddess Vesta, and had a main task of guarding the sacred flame in the Temple of Vesta. The sculpture was commissioned by William Cavendish when on a trip to Naples.

Privilege and punishment: The vestal virgins in Ancient Rome (no date) Through Eternity Tours. Available at: https://www.througheternity.com/en/blog/history/vestal-virgins-in-ancient-rome.html#:~:text=As%20priestesses%20their%20main%20task,the%20chief%20priest%20as%20punishment. (Accessed: August 2023).

A veiled Vestal virgin (no date) Chatsworth House. Available at: https://www.chatsworth.org/visit-chatsworth/chatsworth-estate/art-archives/devonshire-collections/sculpture/a-veiled-vestal-virgin/#:~:text=It%20first%20came%20to%20Chatsworth,dedicated%20to%20the%20goddess%20Vesta. (Accessed: August 2023).

Vestal virgins (2023) Encyclopædia Britannica. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Vestal-Virgins (Accessed: August 2023).

[sian4chatsworth]

House Highlights

Painted Hall

Used to welcome and impress guests, this was the largest and grandest room built by the 1st Duke.

Chapel

This is the least changed room at Chatsworth, the 1st Duke employed the best artists to realise his designs.

State Drawing Room

The second room of the State Apartment, a suite of rooms intended to host a king.

State Bedchamber

One of the most private rooms in the State Apartment, this room was more lavishly decorated than all the others.

Oak Stairs/Leicester Landing

The stairs were created when the 6th Duke added the North Wing. They connected the old part of the house to the new.

Great Dining Room

Built as part of the 6th Duke's renovation, this room is still used for formal dinners.

Sculpture Gallery

Built by the 6th Duke, the gallery contains one of the foremost early 19th century contemporary collections of sculpture.

Harvard Referencing:

CHATSWORTH. (N/A) House highlights. [Online] Available from: https://www.chatsworth.org/visit-chatsworth/chatsworth-estate/house/house-highlights/. [Accessed: 20th June 2023].

[byronfucks]

Rules: Tag 10(okay maybe less) people you want to get to know better.

Thansk @burningvelvet for tagging me 👋💕

Relationship status: single, reading is taking over my life I got no time to fool around

Favourite colour: hmm probably black since I dyed my hair ginger and realised any other colour looks horrid combined

Song stuck in my head: Cigarette Daydreams by Cage the Elephant. It's just one of those songs that gets me nostalgic over nothing

Last song I listened to: Yesterday by The Beatles. Currently learning to play the piano and that's a song I've always loved (or anything by The Beatles, I'm an oldies fan)

Three favourite foods: noodles, burritos, anything deep-fried

Last Thing(s) I googled: hand reference images since drawing hands will literally bring me to the grave, maybe a partner would be useful after all to become my hand slave model ?

Dream trip: Since I've already done the 'grande tour' through most of Europe I think I'd go to England and visit Newstead Abbey, sadly missed out on that before. Also would go and see Chatsworth House since that's where Pride and Prejudice (2005) was filmed and I adore that movie to an unhealthy amount!!

Tagging @cxnthie, @windsweptinred and @lesbianlordbyron to participate!

[the-ashford-arms]

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