Original 1776 engraving with the seat of Sir Thomas Wilson at Charlton, Kent, drawn by Paul Sandby and engraved by William Watts. Black and white engraving, published in London by G. Kearsly.
Original 1776 engraving with the seat of Sir Thomas Wilson at Charlton, Kent, drawn by Paul Sandby and engraved by William Watts. Black and white engraving, published in London by G. Kearsly.
It belongs to the series of views of English country houses that Watts engraved from drawings by Paul Sandby, a founding academician of the Royal Academy and one of the first figures of the British school of watercolor.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: Paul Sandby, R. A.
Engraver: William Watts.
Date: November 1, 1776.
Source: Published in London by G. Kearsly, 46 Fleet Street.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 8.7 in (16.5 x 22 cm).
Condition: Paper browned, with a light vertical fold in the upper half and a few small spots.