Penelope Boothby
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Penelope Boothby was a girl who has become one of the most famous child characters in British art. Her image inspired the paintings by Joshua Reynolds, Henry Fuseli, John Everett Millais, a sculpture
Penelope Boothby in 1788 in a painting by Joshua Reynolds
The Apotheosis of Penelope Boothby by Henry Fuseli
Tomb of Penelope Boothby by Thomas Banks (1793) in St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne
Ashbourne Hall
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Ashbourne Hall is a Manor house originally built by the Cockayne family in the 13th century in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The present building is part of a largely repurposed, Georgian-styled hall built i
Penelope Boothby
…Boothby and his daughter returned to Derbyshire, where his family estate at Ashbourne was located. Penelope probably spent the rest of her short life at Ashbourne Hall. Penelope was a quiet girl who preferred playing with dolls in solitude to any noisy fuss, although she had a cheerful disposition. She loved her father…
Ashbourne Hall from its Park (c. 1800)
Ashbourne Hall was a hotel around 1900