Original 1803 engraving with a view of Wolford Lodge in Devonshire, the residence of General Simcoe as the caption states. Engraved by J. Greig after a drawing by Paul Sandby Munn for The Beauties of England and Wales.
Original 1803 engraving with a view of Wolford Lodge in Devonshire, the residence of General Simcoe as the caption states. Engraved by J. Greig after a drawing by Paul Sandby Munn for The Beauties of England and Wales.
General John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada and founder of present-day Toronto, built Wolford Lodge in Devon in the 1780s and kept his family home there until his death in 1806.
Medium: Original copper engraving, burin.
Artist / after: P. S. Munn (Paul Sandby Munn, 1773-1845).
Engraver: J. Greig.
Date: 1803.
Source: The Beauties of England and Wales.
Dimensions: 8.3 x 4.7 in (21 x 12 cm).
Condition: Good. Clean paper with light age toning and wide margins.