HORNSEY, MIDDLESEX 1811 John Greig - Luke Clennell ANTIQUE ETCHING
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- Dispatch : 2 Days
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- ID# : 224546859
- Quantity : 1 item
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- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : gregedwards (+22)
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- Start : Mon 28 Oct 2024 06:38:54 (EDT)
- Close : Run Until Sold
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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.
Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 224546859 |
| Start Time | Mon 28 Oct 2024 06:38:54 (EDT) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | Used |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 27 |
| Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Auto Extend | No |
| Date of Creation | 1800-1899 |
| Listed By | !Title |
| Originality | Original |
| Print Surface | Paper |
| Subject | Landscape |
