Bridgnorth Castle, Shropshire - Original Etching by J. Smith - 1811
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Original etching drawn and etched by John Thomas Smith (1766-1833) of the leaning keep of Bridgnorth Castle in Shropshire, behind a wooden fence. Published in London by W. Clarke, New Bond Street, on 22 June 1811.
Original etching drawn and etched by John Thomas Smith (1766-1833) of the leaning keep of Bridgnorth Castle in Shropshire, behind a wooden fence. Published in London by W. Clarke, New Bond Street, on 22 June 1811.
Of the Norman castle only this keep survives, thrown out of true by the demolition ordered after the Parliamentary siege of 1646 and leaning far more than the tower of Pisa.
Medium: Etching.
Artist / after: John Thomas Smith (1766-1833), who both drew and etched it.
Date: 22 June 1811.
Source: Published by W. Clarke, New Bond Street, London.
Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.8 in (24 x 17.3 cm).
Condition: Good; a light foxing mark in the lower left margin.
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Original etching drawn and etched by John Thomas Smith (1766-1833) of the leaning keep of Bridgnorth Castle in Shropshire, behind a wooden fence. Published in London by W. Clarke, New Bond Street, on 22 June 1811.