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Hackfall, a spot on the high bank of the River Ure in Yorkshire, belonged to the Aislabies and was used from time to time by members of the family as a secluded "hideaway" for undisturbed relaxation. The first building to be put up there was an octagonal Neo-Gothic pavilion (1750) named after the Aislabies'gardener, William Fisher. It is "Fisher's Hall" that is depicted on the bottom of the glacier liner. The pictorial source for the painting is believed to have been an unknown drawing by Nicholas Dall. Park pavilions hidden from the gaze of strangers became very popular in the later decades of the 18th century. |
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