Original 1834 engraving with Jedburgh Abbey, in the Scottish county of Roxburghshire, cut by W. Floyd after a drawing by David Roberts. It shows the ruins of the abbey church commanding the River Jed, with the stone bridge and the houses of the burgh below. Hand-colored.
Original 1834 engraving with Jedburgh Abbey, in the Scottish county of Roxburghshire, cut by W. Floyd after a drawing by David Roberts. It shows the ruins of the abbey church commanding the River Jed, with the stone bridge and the houses of the burgh below. Hand-colored.
David Roberts (1796-1864), the Scottish painter later famous for his views of Spain, Egypt and the Holy Land, signs the original drawing. The full publishing address appears below: London, 1 June 1834, Simpkin & Marshall, Stationers Court, and J. W. Stevens, Derby Street.
Medium: Hand-colored copper engraving.
Artist / after: David Roberts.
Engraver: W. Floyd.
Date: 1 June 1834.
Source: Published in London by Simpkin & Marshall and J. W. Stevens.
Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.9 in (26 x 20 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with wide margins. Paper lightly toned and with a few scattered foxing specks; the image remains clean.