Original etching with the ruins of the Premonstratensian abbey of Coverham in Coverdale, Yorkshire, its Gothic arcade with two figures for scale. Dated "May 1. 1774" and signed "Godfrey sc.".
Original etching with the ruins of the Premonstratensian abbey of Coverham in Coverdale, Yorkshire, its Gothic arcade with two figures for scale. Dated "May 1. 1774" and signed "Godfrey sc.".
From The Antiquities of England and Wales by Francis Grose, published in London by S. Hooper, the great 18th century series of views of British ruins and monuments. The engraver is Richard Bernard Godfrey (b. 1728), one of its principal contributors.
Medium: Etching on laid paper.
Engraver: Richard Bernard Godfrey.
Date: 1774 (date in the image).
Source: F. Grose, "The Antiquities of England and Wales", London, S. Hooper.
Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.5 in (22.7 x 16.6 cm).
Condition: Very good. Clean paper, wide margins and visible plate mark.