Water Mill near Lewisham, Kent - 18th Century Optical View Engraving
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Original line engraving with a view of the water mill near Lewisham, in the county of Kent, after a composition by John Cleveley the Younger. Printed in London by Bowles & Carver, with the title engraved below in English and in French.
Original line engraving with a view of the water mill near Lewisham, in the county of Kent, after a composition by John Cleveley the Younger. Printed in London by Bowles & Carver, with the title engraved below in English and in French.
The double title and the number ("4.A.") identify the print as an optical view, meant to be seen through a zograscope. The address "Bowles & Carver, no. 69 St Paul's Church Yard" corresponds to the partnership active between 1793 and 1832, later than the engraved date of 1770.
Medium: Copper engraving (line engraving), optical view
Artist / after: after John Cleveley the Younger (1747-1786)
Date: engraved 1770; printed by Bowles & Carver
Source: Bowles & Carver, Map & Printsellers, no. 69 St Paul's Church Yard, London
Dimensions: 11.0 x 7.5 in (28 x 19 cm)
Condition: Good general condition; paper toned and slightly cockled, with a small restored tear in the upper left margin, outside the image
1725
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Original line engraving with a view of the water mill near Lewisham, in the county of Kent, after a composition by John Cleveley the Younger. Printed in London by Bowles & Carver, with the title engraved below in English and in French.