Original 1847 engraving, hand-colored, with the church at Haddington, Scotland, seen from the south-west among the trees and headstones of the churchyard. Drawn by R. W. Billings and engraved by John Saddler; published in Edinburgh by William Blackwood & Sons.
Original 1847 engraving, hand-colored, with the church at Haddington, Scotland, seen from the south-west among the trees and headstones of the churchyard. Drawn by R. W. Billings and engraved by John Saddler; published in Edinburgh by William Blackwood & Sons.
From R. W. Billings's The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland, issued in parts between 1845 and 1852. John Saddler (1813-1892) was one of the finest steel engravers of the series.
Medium: Hand-colored steel engraving
Artist / after: R. W. Billings
Engraver / lithographer: John Saddler (1813-1892)
Date: 1847
Source: Edinburgh, William Blackwood & Sons
Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.5 in (29.1 x 21.7 cm)
Condition: Coloring fresh and well preserved. Paper with light toning and small stains in the margins; slight cockling at the upper left edge