An original copper engraving of 1781 with Westover Lodge, the hunting box of Leonard Troughear Holmes on the Isle of Wight, seen among great trees, with the carriage arriving along the drive and the church tower at the right. Engraved by Richard Bernard Godfrey, with the coat of arms at the foot.
An original copper engraving of 1781 with Westover Lodge, the hunting box of Leonard Troughear Holmes on the Isle of Wight, seen among great trees, with the carriage arriving along the drive and the church tower at the right. Engraved by Richard Bernard Godfrey, with the coat of arms at the foot.
It was made to illustrate Sir Richard Worsley's The History of the Isle of Wight, published in London in 1781, after a drawing by George Bulteel Fisher.
Medium: etching and engraving
Artist / after: George Bulteel Fisher (1764-1834)
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; damp staining at the lower right and edges somewhat worn, not affecting the image