St Mawgan and Lanherne Convent, Cornwall - Hand-Colored Engraving 1834
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St Mawgan and Lanherne Convent, Cornwall - Hand-Colored Engraving 1834

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Original hand-colored steel engraving published in 1834 with the church of St Mawgan and the convent of Lanherne in Cornwall: the Gothic tower among the tall elms of the valley, with strolling figures and a horseman on the road. Lettered below "T. Allom" at the left, "W. Le Petit" at the right and the imprint "Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1834".

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Original hand-colored steel engraving published in 1834 with the church of St Mawgan and the convent of Lanherne in Cornwall: the Gothic tower among the tall elms of the valley, with strolling figures and a horseman on the road. Lettered below "T. Allom" at the left, "W. Le Petit" at the right and the imprint "Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1834".

Thomas Allom (1804-1872) drew the illustrated series of the English counties for the house of Fisher; Lanherne, the seat of the Arundell family, has housed a community of Discalced Carmelite nuns since 1794.

Medium: Hand-colored steel engraving
Artist / after: Thomas Allom (1804-1872)
Engraver: William Le Petit
Date: 1834
Source: Fisher, Son & Co., London
Dimensions: 11.0 x 8.1 in (28 x 20.7 cm)
Condition: Good. Paper with wide margins and a well-defined plate mark; clean, with a very light foxing spot in the left margin.

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