| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Joseph Skelton after Charles Wild |
| Published | 1815 |
| Dimensions | Image 314 x 453 mm |
| Notes |
Image and top of calendar of the 1815 Oxford Almanack. The image shows the west side of the Lady Chapel. Set to the right is what was believed to have been St. Frideswide's Shrine, which was rebuilt in c. 1480, and what is now known as the Watching Loft. The brasses featured on the tomb slab were thought to have represented St. Frideswide's parents. Charles Wild (1781 - 1835) was a watercolour painter of architectural subjects, and illustrated a number of books on English cathedrals European topography. In 1813, he was commissioned to create six drawings for almanacks. Petter, Helen Mary. The Oxford Almanacks. Oxford. At the Clarendon Press. 1974. p. 87. Condition: Trimmed, with only the top of the calendar remaining. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £55.00 |
| Stock ID | 7884 |