Original engraving, hand-colored, of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall, cut on steel by John Saddler after a drawing by Birket Foster and published in London by Cassell, Petter & Galpin. Boatmen beach their craft in the surf, with the mount and its castle behind.
Original engraving, hand-colored, of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall, cut on steel by John Saddler after a drawing by Birket Foster and published in London by Cassell, Petter & Galpin. Boatmen beach their craft in the surf, with the mount and its castle behind.
From Picturesque Europe, the great illustrated work that Cassell issued in parts from 1875, for which the best English steel engravers of the day worked after drawings by Birket Foster, Harry Fenn and John Mogford.
Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: Myles Birket Foster (1825-1899).
Engraver: John Saddler (1813-1892).
Date: About 1875.
Source: Picturesque Europe, Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London.
Dimensions: Sheet 6.1 x 8.9 in (15.5 x 22.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition, the paper clean and the coloring fresh, with light toning at the edges.