Shap Abbey (Heppe Monastery), Westmorland - Engraving by Coote - 1786
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Original engraving of the ruins of Heppe Monastery in Westmorland, England, known today as Shap Abbey. The 16th-century tower and the pointed arch of the chancel rise among the flowering undergrowth, with a cow lying at the right. Signed "Coote sculp." at the lower right.
Original engraving of the ruins of Heppe Monastery in Westmorland, England, known today as Shap Abbey. The 16th-century tower and the pointed arch of the chancel rise among the flowering undergrowth, with a cow lying at the right. Signed "Coote sculp." at the lower right.
The Premonstratensian abbey was founded in the late 12th century under the name Hepp, from which the "Heppe Monastery" of the caption derives; its ruins stand beside the River Lowther, in present-day Cumbria.
Medium: Copper engraving (line engraving) in black and white
Engraver / lithographer: Coote
Date: 1786
Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.4 in (17.5 x 13.8 cm)
Condition: Paper with light toning and small foxing spots in the sky and the right margin; crisp impression
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Original engraving of the ruins of Heppe Monastery in Westmorland, England, known today as Shap Abbey. The 16th-century tower and the pointed arch of the chancel rise among the flowering undergrowth, with a cow lying at the right. Signed "Coote sculp." at the lower right.