Episcopal Palace at St. Davids.

Original engraved aquatint & etching print, slight marks to outer margins. mounted on to original card. This is plate XII out of XII of Sandby's -Twelve Views of South Wales- were the result of his 1771 tour of South Wales with Sir Joseph Banks and the Hon. Charles Greville, to whom he dedicated his set. Among the first aquatints published in England, the twelve views launched the popularity of Wales as a picturesque sketching location, coming into fashion with the beginning of the Romantic Movement. St Davids Cathedral has been the dominant presence since the 12th century and was a popular pilgrimage destination throughout the middle ages.