Original engraving of the ruins of Medmenham Abbey on the banks of the Thames in Buckinghamshire, with a towed barge in the foreground. Engraved by J. Smith after a drawing by F. Nash for The Beauties of England and Wales. In the 18th century the abbey was the seat of Sir Francis Dashwood's libertine club.
Original engraving of the ruins of Medmenham Abbey on the banks of the Thames in Buckinghamshire, with a towed barge in the foreground. Engraved by J. Smith after a drawing by F. Nash for The Beauties of England and Wales. In the 18th century the abbey was the seat of Sir Francis Dashwood's libertine club.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: F. Nash
Engraver: J. Smith
Date: 1802
Source: The Beauties of England and Wales; London, published by Vernor & Hood, Poultry, 1 August 1802
Dimensions: 8.3 x 4.8 in (21 x 12.2 cm)
Condition: Good; yellowed paper and irregular margins, as usual with a book leaf.