Original line engraving of 1808 with a view of the chapel of Merton College, Oxford, and its Gothic tower, enlivened by figures and a cart. Engraved by J. Storer after a drawing by J. C. Smith, taken in turn from a sketch by Edward Dayes, for The Beauties of England and Wales.
Original line engraving of 1808 with a view of the chapel of Merton College, Oxford, and its Gothic tower, enlivened by figures and a cart. Engraved by J. Storer after a drawing by J. C. Smith, taken in turn from a sketch by Edward Dayes, for The Beauties of England and Wales.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: J. C. Smith, after a sketch by E. Dayes
Engraver: J. Storer
Date: June 1808
Source: The Beauties of England and Wales. Imprint: "London, Published by Vernor Hood & Sharpe, Poultry, June 1808"
Dimensions: 4.7 x 8.0 in (12 x 20.3 cm)
Condition: Good. Paper slightly toned, with light browning at the edges and small irregularities of trimming in the margins.