368 - DADLEY (18th), Fortress architecture and siege equipment, 1786, Etching

DADLEY (18th), Fortress architecture and siege equipment, 1786, Etching Dadley (18th century): Fortification, war machines and siege equipment "The Mode in which Antient Castles were generally built", "Machines of War", 1786, Etching Technique: Etching on Laid paper Inscription: Titled and signed below the image within the printing plate. Inscribed below "Published according to the Act of Parliament, by Alexr. Hogg, No. 16 Paternoster Row.". From a famous antiquarian bookshop in Munich. Date: 1786 Description: Aus: Boswell, Henry: “The Antiquities of England and Wales” (1786). Keywords: 18th century, Romanticism, Architecture, United Kingdom, Size: Laid paper: 36,5 cm x 25,2 cm (14,4 x 9,9 in), Plate: 17,0 cm x 23,0 cm (6,7 x 9,1 in), Depiction: 12,3 cm x 17,4 cm (4,8 x 6,9 in) Condition: Good condition. The paper is discoloured due to its age. The sheet shows light foxing. Sporadically bumped along the edges of the sheet. The sheet corners are slightly bumped and creased. The paper shows slight creases. The image makes a very good impression. Isolated small punctures in the margins.