Artworks
The Castle is famous for its works of art, mostly collected by the Vane Family, including old masters and family portraiture. Some noted artists whose work is in the castle's collection include Giordano, Van Dyck and Sir Joshua Reynolds.
The Small Drawing Room has a fine collection of sporting paintings reflecting the interests of the family, including works by Ben Marshall, John Herring Senior, Henry Bernard Chalon and Sir Alfred Munnings.
There are some fine paintings in the library, including two architectural capriccios, one by Marco and Sebastiano Ricci and the other by Antonio Joli. A number of portraits include two paintings by Sir Peter Lely of Lady Mary Sackville and Louise de Kerouaille, a portrait of William Bankes by Pompeo Batoni, together with others of the family including Sir Henry Vane the Elder and Sir Henry Vane the Younger,the latter at one time Governor of Massachusetts.
The pictures in the ante-library are chiefly of the Dutch and Flemish schools of painting including works by Pieter De Hooch and David Teniers the Younger.
The dining room contains some of the Castle’s most impressive paintings, including works by Sir Joshua Reynolds and Sir Anthony van Dyck. The subjects of the paintings in this room are mostly of portraiture of members of the family or associates.
| Artist or medium | Title or description of subject |
|---|---|
| Sir Godfrey Kneller | Alexander Pope in his 28th year |
| J.S.C. Schaak | Joseph Interpreting the Dream of Pharaoh’s Chief Baker |
| William Hoare of Bath | William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield |
| Circle of Charles Jervas | An unknown gentleman, possibly one of the sons of Gilbert Vane, 2nd Baron Barnard |
| Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt | Sir Henry Vane the Elder |
| Circle of Joris Van Son | A Composition of Fruit and Lobsters |
| Claude-Joseph Vernet | A rocky coastal Scene |
| Sir Peter Lely | Sir Henry Vane the Younger |
| Francesco da Ponte Bassano | A Vegetable and Fruit Market |
| Robert Walker | Oliver Cromwell |
| Aert van der Neer | River Scene at Midnight |
| Cornelis de Vos | A Gentleman and his wife, believed to be either (i) Jakob Jordans and his wife or; (ii) Syders and his wife |
| Circle of Van Dyck | James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton |
| Sir Anthony van Dyck | Sir John Finch, Lord Finch of Fordwich |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A. | Lady Katherine Margaret Powlett |
| Attributed to William Hoare of Bath | William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath |
| Luca Giordano | Marcus Curtius leaping into the Gulf |
| Jacopo Amigoni | Frederick, Prince of Wales |
| Thomas Barker | The Woodman Returning |
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—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)