Roehampton House, Surrey.
Drawing by J.P. Neale depicting Roehampton House, Surrey. 1826
Black and white pencil sketch of a large house surrounded by gardens. The drawing is a detailed architectural drawing of the multi-story house with a central entrance in neoclassical style, with elements like columns, pediments and a cupola. ]trees and shrubs surround the house and a path lead to the house.
There are several inscriptions also written with pencil scattered around the drawing. the most prominent one is located at the top end of the drawing and reads "Roehampton House, Surrey, June 23 1826 / Right Honourable Lord ...". In other areas of the drawing there are words written and also xs. "Grass"(x2), "Path" (x2), WB (x3), "B1" (x4), "W", "SL", "Capitals", "Cornice".
Roehampton House is a Grade I Listed Building of early Georgian architecture, built for merchant Thomas Cary after his return from colonial Virginia. Designed by Thomas Archer, the house features a grand staircase and once boasted a painted salon by Sir James Thornhill, alongside a chimneypiece attributed to Grinling Gibbons.
In the 20th century, the house was adapted by Sir Edwin Lutyens and became the heart of Queen Mary’s Hospital, established in 1915 to rehabilitate soldiers wounded in World War I. Despite wartime damage, Roehampton House was restored and later converted into private residences, preserving its architectural legacy.
Artist Biography
John Preston Neale (1780–1847) Architectural and Landscape Draughtsman John Preston Neale was a prolific English artist best known for his finely detailed architectural and landscape drawings, often executed in pen and tinted with watercolour. Originally a clerk at the General Post Office, Neale left his post to pursue art full-time. His major works include the monumental Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland (1818–1829), comprising over 700 plates, and the History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St Peter, Westminster (1816–1823). Neale also collaborated with engraver John Le Keux on a series of church views and contributed to exhibitions at the Royal Academy, the British Institution, and the Society of Painters in Oil and Water Colours. Neale’s work played a key role in documenting Britain’s architectural heritage during the early 19th century. He died in Tattingstone, Suffolk, in 1847
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