Original engraving of 1813 with the Old Gate House at Tixall in Staffordshire: the monumental Elizabethan gatehouse of about 1580, today the only part of Tixall Hall still standing. Copper engraving by Sands after a drawing by W. Carter for The Beauties of England and Wales.
Original engraving of 1813 with the Old Gate House at Tixall in Staffordshire: the monumental Elizabethan gatehouse of about 1580, today the only part of Tixall Hall still standing. Copper engraving by Sands after a drawing by W. Carter for The Beauties of England and Wales.
Medium: Copper engraving on paper.
Artist / after: W. Carter.
Engraver: Sands.
Date: London, January 1, 1813.
Source: The Beauties of England and Wales; John Harris, St Paul's Church Yard.
Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 in (21.5 x 13.8 cm).
Condition: Fair. Damp stains and yellowing at the upper corners of the margin, not reaching the image, which remains clean.