HORNSEY, MIDDLESEX 1811 John Greig - Luke Clennell ANTIQUE ETCHING

Original 1811 8 5/8 inch x 5 inch Etching and engraving titled HORNSEY, MIDDLESEX

View of Hornsey, in north London; a farmer herding sheep in field in foreground, the church visible on hill beyond valley; illustration to the 'Beauties of England and Wales'. 1811.

Print made by John Greig. Draughtsman, engraver, lithographer. Portraits, landscapes, urban views, architectural views.
After a drawing by Luke Clennell (1781 - 1840). He was apprenticed to the Newcastle upon Tyne wood engraver Thomas Bewick in 1797. Between 1799 and 1803 he acted as Bewick's principal assistant on the second volume of his A History of British Birds. He gained a reputation as a wood-engraver, and in May 1806 he was awarded the gold palette of the Society of Arts for a wood-engraving of a battle scene.
Published by Vernor, Hood & Sharpe Poultry.

Lettered with title and production detail, "Engraved by J. Greig from a Drawing by J Clennell / for the Beauties of England and Wales / London Publish'd by Vernor, Hoode & Sharpe Poultry Novr 1 1811".

Image size 5 7/8 inch x 4 inch

The etching is in very good condition with minor age-related defects. Reverse side blank.