Fairlee, Seat of John White, Isle of Wight - Godfrey Engraving, 1781
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An original 18th-century copper engraving with a broad view of Fairlee, the seat of John White, near Newport on the Isle of Wight, with cattle in the meadow and sails on the estuary behind. Drawn and engraved by Richard Bernard Godfrey, with the coat of arms in the lettering.
An original 18th-century copper engraving with a broad view of Fairlee, the seat of John White, near Newport on the Isle of Wight, with cattle in the meadow and sails on the estuary behind. Drawn and engraved by Richard Bernard Godfrey, with the coat of arms in the lettering.
It was engraved to illustrate Sir Richard Worsley's The History of the Isle of Wight, published in London in 1781, a work seldom found on the market.
Medium: copper engraving
Artist and engraver: Richard Bernard Godfrey (c. 1728-1795)
Source: The History of the Isle of Wight, Sir Richard Worsley, London, 1781
Date: 1781
Dimensions: 16.5 x 9.9 in (42 x 25.2 cm)
Condition: fair; a small piece of paper missing at the center of the upper margin, with a stain visible from the verso, a central fold and small cuts at the edges; paper toned with age
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An original 18th-century copper engraving with a broad view of Fairlee, the seat of John White, near Newport on the Isle of Wight, with cattle in the meadow and sails on the estuary behind. Drawn and engraved by Richard Bernard Godfrey, with the coat of arms in the lettering.