Edinburgh County Hall and Advocates Library - Original Lizars Engraving 1830
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Original engraving of the New County Hall and the Advocates Library in Edinburgh, the library of the Faculty of Advocates of Scotland. Drawn by Thomas H. Shepherd and engraved by Lizars; the lettering dates publication to January 1, 1830, by Jones & Co., London.
Original engraving of the New County Hall and the Advocates Library in Edinburgh, the library of the Faculty of Advocates of Scotland. Drawn by Thomas H. Shepherd and engraved by Lizars; the lettering dates publication to January 1, 1830, by Jones & Co., London.
From Modern Athens, displayed in a series of views; or, Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century, the set of views by Thomas H. Shepherd published in London by Jones & Co. between 1829 and 1831, the finest graphic record of Georgian Edinburgh. The engraver, William Home Lizars (1788-1859), was the most highly regarded Scottish line engraver of his day.
Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
Engraver / lithographer: W. H. Lizars
Date: January 1, 1830
Source: Modern Athens / Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century, Jones & Co., London
Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.2 in (20.4 x 13.3 cm)
Condition: Good, with a slight period tone to the paper
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Original engraving of the New County Hall and the Advocates Library in Edinburgh, the library of the Faculty of Advocates of Scotland. Drawn by Thomas H. Shepherd and engraved by Lizars; the lettering dates publication to January 1, 1830, by Jones & Co., London.