The Cromptons were a wealthy banking family at Esholt Hall, Yorkshire. Upon the death of Joshua Crompton in 1832, Henrietta Matilda Crompton (1793-1881) and her eight siblings each inherited the considerable sum of £11,000. Henrietta never married and spent a comfortable life making excursions to Yorkshire coastal resorts, visiting friends in the country, and occasionally taking longer trips to various "picturesque" parts of Britain and Europe. Typically, for a young woman of her class, Henrietta was educated at home by governesses and private tutors, receiving instruction in French, music, dancing, and drawing. She was particularly talented in drawing and continued to take lessons throughout her long life, from renowned artists Copley Fielding and David Cox, among others. A detailed account of her life and works is available in Letters & papers of Henrietta Matilda Crompton & her family, a list with extracts, & The art of Henrietta Matilda Crompton ([Northallerton] : North Yorkshire County Record Office, 1994).
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[Unidentified church interior] Lynmouth -- Dunster Castle -- The Lynn flowing into the sea at Lynmouth -- Mouth of the Lynn -- Lynmouth Bridge -- The Lynn -- Lynton church & town -- Valley of Rocks Hotel, Lynmouth -- Mrs. Sanford's beautiful cottage, Lynton -- Road to Sir. W. Herries cottage, Lynmouth -- View from the window of Lady Herries bedroom -- Rocks on the shore of Lynmouth -- Castle Rock in the Valley of Rocks, Lynmouth -- The Twin Bridges, Lynmouth -- Watersmeet, Lynmouth -- Lynton [across facing pages] -- Near Lynmouth, Brendon Church, where Mr. Robt. Herries buried -- From Col. [illegible] grounds -- Sir W. Herries cottage, Lynmouth -- Clifton Downs -- 1834, Lyn flowing into the sea, gent. Randens tavern -- Lynmouth Bridge -- Bath -- Rocks nr. Bath -- Chapter house, Bristol Cathedral -- Clifton -- Clifton [view of the uncompleted suspension bridge] -- Ashton Court -- [two stags] -- Fisherman on rainy day [a child's drawing] -- Castle Rock, Lynmouth, Sir Walter James -- Lynmouth -- [unidentified landscape] Sir Walter James -- [unidentified sketch] H. Herries.
Subject Terms:
Crompton, Henrietta Matilda, 1793–1881. | Herries, Frederick Stansfield, approximately 1833–1914. | Herries, William Lewis, approximately 1786–1857. | Herries, Mary Frances, approximately 1792–1866. | Bath (England) -- Pictorial works. | Bristol (England) -- Pictorial works. | Clifton (Bristol, England) -- Pictorial works. | Devon (England) -- Pictorial works. | Lynmouth (England) -- Pictorial works. | Lynton (England) -- Pictorial works. | Lyn River Valley (England) -- Pictorial works.