Original engraving of St Nicholas church at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, engraved by Thomas Cook in 1787 after a drawing by Moses Griffith dated 1776 and published in The Gentleman's Magazine.
Original engraving of St Nicholas church at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, engraved by Thomas Cook in 1787 after a drawing by Moses Griffith dated 1776 and published in The Gentleman's Magazine.
Moses Griffith (1747-1819) was the household draughtsman of the Welsh naturalist and antiquary Thomas Pennant, for whom he travelled Wales and England recording views of monuments. Thomas Cook (c. 1744-1818) is known above all for his re-engravings of Hogarth's work.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: Moses Griffith (1747-1819), drawing dated 1776
Engraver / lithographer: Thomas Cook (c. 1744-1818)
Date: 1787
Source: The Gentleman's Magazine
Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.3 in (26.6 x 21.2 cm)
Condition: Paper toned, with vertical creases and light foxing in the upper margin; the image remains clean