Long Sleddale Slate Quarry, Westmorland - Allom Engraving - 1835
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Original 1835 engraving with the slate quarry of Long Sleddale, in the old English county of Westmorland, today Cumbria and in the heart of the Lake District. Thomas Allom drew it and J. W. Lowry engraved it; their names are read on either side of the caption.
Original 1835 engraving with the slate quarry of Long Sleddale, in the old English county of Westmorland, today Cumbria and in the heart of the Lake District. Thomas Allom drew it and J. W. Lowry engraved it; their names are read on either side of the caption.
Thomas Allom (1804-1872), architect and draftsman, was one of the most widely circulated topographical illustrators of the England of his day. His views of the north of England were published in Thomas Rose's series Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated (Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1832-1835), engraved on steel by specialists such as Lowry.
Medium: Original steel engraving.
Artist / after: Thomas Allom (1804-1872).
Engraver: J. W. Lowry.
Date: 1835.
Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.9 in (19.4 x 15.1 cm).
Condition: Good condition. Clean paper, with light toning at the edges of the sheet and wide margins. No appreciable damp staining or tears.
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Original 1835 engraving with the slate quarry of Long Sleddale, in the old English county of Westmorland, today Cumbria and in the heart of the Lake District. Thomas Allom drew it and J. W. Lowry engraved it; their names are read on either side of the caption.