Original copper engraving of 1812 with a view of the parish church of Alberbury in Shropshire: nave and chancel propped by heavy buttresses, with the churchyard in the foreground. Engraved by R. Roffe after the drawing taken from life by James Parkes.
Original copper engraving of 1812 with a view of the parish church of Alberbury in Shropshire: nave and chancel propped by heavy buttresses, with the churchyard in the foreground. Engraved by R. Roffe after the drawing taken from life by James Parkes.
A book engraving published in The Gentleman's Magazine (January 1812, engraving I, p. 9), the London magazine founded in 1731 whose church views record the state of many English churches before the restorations of the nineteenth century.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: James Parkes (drawing dated June 25, 1811)
Engraver: R. Roffe
Date: January 1812
Source: The Gentleman's Magazine, London (January 1812, engraving I, p. 9)
Dimensions: 8.3 x 4.9 in (21.2 x 12.5 cm)
Condition: Good impression; the sheet has light cockling and creases in the margins and slight toning