Method | Copper engraving |
Artist | Joseph Skelton after George Vertue |
Published | Published as the Act directs, March 1.1819, by J. Skelton, St Aldates, Oxford. |
Dimensions | Image 192 x 240 mm Plate 250 x 311 mm Sheet 260 x 333 mm |
Notes |
From Oxonia Antiqua Restaurata by Joseph Skelton. Inscription above image reads: For the Year 1734. (Taken from Oxford Almanack of 1734). Joseph Skelton (1781 - 1850) was an English engraver of topographical and antiquarian subjects. He is best-known for his plates in 'Oxonia Antiqua Illustrata' (1823); 'Engraved Illustrations of Antiente Arms and Armour from the Collection at Goodrich Court from the Drawings, and with the Descriptions of Dr. Meyrick' (1830) (2 vols); and Girault's 'Les Beautes de la France' (1850). He settled in France in the latter part of his life and was elected FSA in 1844. His brother William Skelton was also an engraver. |
Framing | mounted |
Price | £40.00 |
Stock ID | 38077 |