Original engraving with the church of Hungerford, in Berkshire, seen from the far bank of the river Kennet. Copper engraving by J. Greig after a drawing by Samuel Prout, published in London by Vernor, Hood & Sharpe for The Beauties of England and Wales.
Original engraving with the church of Hungerford, in Berkshire, seen from the far bank of the river Kennet. Copper engraving by J. Greig after a drawing by Samuel Prout, published in London by Vernor, Hood & Sharpe for The Beauties of England and Wales.
Samuel Prout (1783-1852) was one of the most influential English watercolorists of the 19th century, a painter of architecture and ruins, admired by Ruskin and appointed painter in watercolors to King George IV.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Artist / after: Samuel Prout.
Engraver: J. Greig.
Date: 1810 (London, Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, March 1).
Source: The Beauties of England and Wales.
Dimensions: 8.3 x 4.9 in (21 x 12.5 cm).
Condition: Good, clean impression and wide margins; light toning of the paper.