8 Antique Prints of -Remains of a Temple at Galston, Isle of Lewis-.

London. Longman & Co. Image size 9 1/2 x 6 3/4. Page size 13 x 11ins. Date. 1819.

Stock Status: In Stock
£75
Unique

Description

8 Original aquatint print drawn and engraved by William Daniell. Taken from -A Voyage round Great Britain-. William Daniell commenced a tour in a rowboat around Great Britain in the summers of the years 1813-16 starting and ending at Lands'-End in Cornwall. As he went he drew a series of 308 hand coloured sketches illustrating the character and prominent features of the coast. During the winter times he returned home to produce watercoloures and aquatints. A magnificient series of plates, almost all of equal quality . Valuable as a record and exquisite in its presentation. It is the most important plate book on British Topography.

Technical Data

Author Daniell, William 1769-1837.
Reference Number 7182