Original hand-colored engraving, about 1870, with the ancient beeches of Burnham Beeches, in Buckinghamshire. Drawn by Birket Foster and engraved by Arthur Willmore. A woman with a bundle of firewood and her dog make their way along the path among the twisted trunks.
Original hand-colored engraving, about 1870, with the ancient beeches of Burnham Beeches, in Buckinghamshire. Drawn by Birket Foster and engraved by Arthur Willmore. A woman with a bundle of firewood and her dog make their way along the path among the twisted trunks.
From Picturesque Europe, the series of views engraved on steel published in London by Cassell, Petter & Galpin.
Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: Birket Foster (1825-1899).
Engraver: Arthur Willmore (1814-1888).
Date: c. 1870.
Source: Picturesque Europe, Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London.
Dimensions: 9.8 x 12.8 in (25 x 32.5 cm).
Condition: Fair, with foxing in the margins.