| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Michael Angelo Rooker |
| Published | Oxford, 1783 |
| Dimensions | Image 295 x 449 mm, Sheet 350 x 483 mm |
| Notes |
Image top for the 1783 Oxford Almanack. A view of St John's College from the garden, with the Laudian Library to the right of the image, and buildings of Trinity College beyond. Petter, Helen Mary. The Oxford Almanacks. Oxford. At the Clarendon Press. 1974. p. 76. Michael Angelo Rooker (1746 - 1801) was a British painter and engraver. He was taught by his father Edward Rooker and Paul Sandby at the St. Martin's Lane school in London. In 1770 he was elected an associate of the Royal Academy. He is best known for providing engravings for the Copperplate Magazine (1776 - 1777), its successor The Virtuosi's Museum, and the Oxford Almanack. Rooker was also chief scene-painter at the Haymarket Theatre in London. J. M. W. Turner claimed to have learnt the painting technique 'colour scaling' by copying Rooker's Gatehouse at Battle Abbey. After Rooker's death, Turner purchased over a dozen of his paintings. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £180.00 |
| Stock ID | 33432 |