Original 19th-century lithograph with a view of the village of Wixford, in Warwickshire, drawn and lithographed by C. F. Green. On a tinted ground it shows the parish church and a timber-framed house, with a group of figures gathered by the porch.
Original 19th-century lithograph with a view of the village of Wixford, in Warwickshire, drawn and lithographed by C. F. Green. On a tinted ground it shows the parish church and a timber-framed house, with a group of figures gathered by the porch.
The nickname «Popish» comes from the traditional rhyme of the Avon villages, attributed by tradition to Shakespeare, in which Wixford appears as «Papist Wixford».
Medium: Lithograph on paper.
Artist / after: C. F. Green (drew and lithographed).
Date: 1862.
Dimensions: 6.7 x 8.3 in (17 x 21.2 cm).
Condition: Fair. Toned paper, with light creases at the edges and small scattered stains in the margins; the image clean.