1787 Maidstone Bridge Kent, Eng Antique Engravings Matted/Framed under Glass

Description: 1787 "Maidstone Bridge Kent"Printed by Hooper 1787 This is a companion to the other print also listed here on ebay... buy them both... will combine shipping. Original Engraving by James Newton English Historical Landscape Framed in Wood with double mat, under glassTasteful decorators piece for a study, office, hallway, etc. This item is a piece of handmade art from 235 years ago, not a mass produced repro from a big box store.. Antique copper block engraving printed on paper. c.1787 (view was drawn in 1760, the date being provided in the text and engraved in 1787, the date being provided on the view)These prints date to our early colonial period and are about 236 yrs old. The paper is antique made of material of that era. There is some toning and foxing to the paper because of the ink and materials from which it is made. Nice impression plate marks. SIZE: The impressed/printed area is approximately 7" x 5 1/4" (6 x 4.5 inches) plus margins . The size including the frame approximately 12 x 16". Heavy wood frame with gilt inner line. Double mat. Under glass. Unpacked wt is 3 lbs. Drawn by Francis Grose and engraved by Newton. Published by Samuel Hooper, Ludgate Hill, London. This print was published in an 1787 edition of "The Antiquities of England and Wales", by Francis Grose. Francis Grose (1731–1791) was an antiquary and lexicographer, of Swiss extraction. He published Antiquities of England and Wales (1773–87), which was well received, and thereafter, in 1789, set out on an antiquarian tour through Scotland, the fruit of which was Antiquity of Scotland (1789–91). He afterwards undertook a similar expedition to Ireland, but died suddenly at Dublin.

Price: 39.78 USD

Location: Thompsons Station, Tennessee

End Time: 2024-12-22T16:03:46.000Z

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