Original 1811 engraving of the ruins of the Cistercian abbey of Byland, Yorkshire, engraved by James Storer after a drawing by the Reverend Richard Salvey Booth for The Beauties of England and Wales.
Original 1811 engraving of the ruins of the Cistercian abbey of Byland, Yorkshire, engraved by James Storer after a drawing by the Reverend Richard Salvey Booth for The Beauties of England and Wales.
This impression is marked "Proof" at the lower right: a proof impression pulled ahead of the regular edition, cleaner and more strongly contrasted. Published in London by Verner, Hood & Sharpe on 1 May 1811.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: Rev. Richard Salvey Booth
Engraver: J. Storer
Date: 1 May 1811
Source: The Beauties of England and Wales (London, Verner, Hood & Sharpe)
Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.7 in (16.7 x 12 cm)
Condition: Paper yellowed with age staining in the margins and a vertical crease in the right margin; image well preserved.