Original 1803 engraving with St George's Church, Doncaster, in Yorkshire, seen from the street with its great Gothic tower and, to the right, a large gabled house. Drawn and engraved by Bartholomew Howlett for The Beauties of England and Wales.
Original 1803 engraving with St George's Church, Doncaster, in Yorkshire, seen from the street with its great Gothic tower and, to the right, a large gabled house. Drawn and engraved by Bartholomew Howlett for The Beauties of England and Wales.
The medieval church shown here burned in 1853; the present Doncaster Minster is the Gothic Revival rebuilding afterwards raised by Sir George Gilbert Scott. The engraving therefore preserves the image of the vanished building.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / engraver: Bartholomew Howlett.
Date: 1803.
Source: The Beauties of England and Wales.
Dimensions: 8.3 x 4.8 in (21 x 12.3 cm).
Condition: Good. Clean paper with wide margins and an isolated spot of foxing in the right margin.