| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Edward Rooker after Paul Sandby |
| Published | Published according to Act of Parliament by G. Kearsly, at No.46 in Fleet Street, Octor, 1st, 1774. |
| Dimensions | Image 130 x 185 mm, Sheet 155 x 205 mm |
| Notes |
A view of the front of Wakefield Lodge in Northamptonshire. The house is seen to the left, a four horse drawn carriage is pulling away in front with a pair of figures waving it off in the entrance way. In the foreground is a woman with two small children. Paul Sandby (1731-1809) was a British watercolourist and printmaker. Born in Nottingham, he moved to London in 1745 where he joined his older brother, Thomas Sandby, at the topographical drawing room of the Board of Ordnance, at the Tower of London. He played an important part in the survey of the Scottish Highlands after the Jacobite Rebellion. From the 1750s he was involved in the campaign to found the Royal Academy. In 1768 he was appointed drawing master to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. He made a number of satirical etchings, notably against Hogarth in 1753-1754 and the early 1760s. He often collaborated with his brother in providing figures for topographical watercolours. He learned aquatint from Burdett in December 1773. Edward Rooker (1724 - 1774), who was a British printmaker and the father of Michael Angelo Rooker (1746 - 1801). Condition: Toning and foxing to sheet, trimmed within plate mark. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £50.00 |
| Stock ID | 48880 |