Original steel engraving of 1832 with a view of Newstead Abbey, the Nottinghamshire abbey turned into the seat of the Byron family, mirrored in the lake beneath a double rainbow. Engraved by Edward Finden after a drawing by W. Westall.
Original steel engraving of 1832 with a view of Newstead Abbey, the Nottinghamshire abbey turned into the seat of the Byron family, mirrored in the lake beneath a double rainbow. Engraved by Edward Finden after a drawing by W. Westall.
The engraving was published in London by John Murray, Byron's publisher, among the views that illustrated the poet's life and works. Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857) was one of the most sought-after steel engravers in the England of his time, and Newstead Abbey, inherited by Byron in 1798, is the place most closely associated with his biography.
Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: W. Westall, A.R.A., after a sketch by E. Fellows
Engraver: Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857)
Date: February 1, 1832
Source: Published in London by J. Murray and sold by C. Tilt, 86 Fleet Street
Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.3 in (22.2 x 13.5 cm)
Condition: Very good; clean paper with wide margins and a good impression