Grey Friars Tower, Richmond, Yorkshire - Original Engraving - 1785
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Grey Friars Tower, Richmond, Yorkshire - Original Engraving - 1785

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Original copper engraving of 1785 with the Gothic tower of the former Franciscan friary (Grey Friars) at Richmond, Yorkshire, standing among the ruins and the walls of the precinct. Lettered below "Pub. 1 April 1785 by S. Hooper" at the left and "Godfrey sc." at the right.

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Original copper engraving of 1785 with the Gothic tower of the former Franciscan friary (Grey Friars) at Richmond, Yorkshire, standing among the ruins and the walls of the precinct. Lettered below "Pub. 1 April 1785 by S. Hooper" at the left and "Godfrey sc." at the right.

The print comes from Francis Grose's Antiquities of England and Wales, the great repertory of British monastic ruins and castles published by Samuel Hooper in London in the last quarter of the 18th century.

Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver: Richard Bernard Godfrey
Publisher: Samuel Hooper, London
Date: 1 April 1785
Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.5 in (26.2 x 19 cm)
Condition: Good. Laid paper with wide margins and a well-defined plate mark; light toning, no significant staining.

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