Antique original 1840 engraving, hand-colored, with Chester Cathedral seen from the south-east, its central tower and the churchyard in the foreground. Drawn by B. Baud and engraved by B. Winkles for the series Winkles's Cathedrals.
Antique original 1840 engraving, hand-colored, with Chester Cathedral seen from the south-east, its central tower and the churchyard in the foreground. Drawn by B. Baud and engraved by B. Winkles for the series Winkles's Cathedrals.
That work, Benjamin Winkles's Architectural and Picturesque Illustrations of the Cathedral Churches of England and Wales, published in London from 1836, is the most complete engraved survey of the British cathedrals of the 19th century.
Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: B. Baud.
Engraver: B. Winkles.
Date: 1840.
Source: Winkles's Cathedrals (London).
Dimensions: Image 4.1 x 5.6 in (10.5 x 14.2 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with wide margins and clean paper.