Original engraving of Raglan Castle (Ragland Castle) in Monmouthshire, Wales, published in London by Samuel Hooper in February 1784. View of the castle ruins with the great ivy-covered central tower and two figures at the foot of the path.
Original engraving of Raglan Castle (Ragland Castle) in Monmouthshire, Wales, published in London by Samuel Hooper in February 1784. View of the castle ruins with the great ivy-covered central tower and two figures at the foot of the path.
By format and imprint it belongs to Francis Grose's Antiquities of England and Wales, the great compilation of British ruins and castles that Hooper issued in parts between 1772 and 1787.
Medium: Copper engraving on paper.
Engraver: Signed "D. L. sculp." at the lower right corner.
Date: 1784.
Source: London, published by S. Hooper, February 10, 1784.
Dimensions: 6.7 x 5.1 in (17 x 13 cm).
Condition: Good, with wide margins and clean paper, only with the light toning natural to its age.