Original etching by Herbert Railton with the interior of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, taken from the nave towards the choir, with the vaulting and the banners of the Knights of the Garter. Signed and titled in the plate.
Original etching by Herbert Railton with the interior of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, taken from the nave towards the choir, with the vaulting and the banners of the Knights of the Garter. Signed and titled in the plate.
Railton (1857-1910), born at Pleasington, Lancashire, and trained as an architect, was one of the leading English black-and-white illustrators of his time; his views of Gothic interiors, nervous in line and highly detailed, were published in books and magazines at the end of the 19th century.
Medium: Etching on wove paper.
Artist and engraver: Herbert Railton (1857-1910).
Dimensions: Plate mark 10.7 x 7.9 in (27.2 x 20 cm).
Condition: Good; wide margins, with an occasional isolated rust spot in the margin.