Original engraving with Pentillie Castle above the river Tamar, in Cornwall, drawn by William Westall (A.R.A.) and engraved by E. Francis in 1829. View of the wooded valley from above, with the castle set against the hillside and cattle grazing in the foreground.
Original engraving with Pentillie Castle above the river Tamar, in Cornwall, drawn by William Westall (A.R.A.) and engraved by E. Francis in 1829. View of the wooded valley from above, with the castle set against the hillside and cattle grazing in the foreground.
William Westall (1781-1850), an associate of the Royal Academy, was the draughtsman on Matthew Flinders's expedition to Australia and one of the most reproduced landscape artists of English topographical printmaking of his time.
Medium: Copper engraving on paper.
Artist / after: William Westall, A.R.A.
Engraver: E. Francis.
Date: 1829.
Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.4 in (16 x 11.2 cm).
Condition: Toned paper, with light damp staining and oxidation in the margins, outside the image. Crisp impression.