Original engraving of the fortified gatehouse of Shute House, Devonshire, with its battlemented tower and Elizabethan windows. Engraved by W. G. Cooke after a drawing by John Sell Cotman (1782-1842), a major figure of the Norwich School and of English watercolor, for The Beauties of England and Wales.
Original engraving of the fortified gatehouse of Shute House, Devonshire, with its battlemented tower and Elizabethan windows. Engraved by W. G. Cooke after a drawing by John Sell Cotman (1782-1842), a major figure of the Norwich School and of English watercolor, for The Beauties of England and Wales.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: J. S. Cotman
Engraver: W. G. Cooke
Date: 1803
Source: The Beauties of England and Wales; London, published by Vernor & Hood, Poultry, 1 July 1803
Dimensions: 4.9 x 8.4 in (12.5 x 21.3 cm)
Condition: Good; paper somewhat yellowed, with no tears or significant staining.