380 - EASTGATE (18th), Fountains Abbey, in Yorkshire, Etching

EASTGATE (18th), Fountains Abbey, in Yorkshire, Etching Eastgate (18th century): "Fountains Abbey, in Yorkshire Plate 1", "Fountains Abbey, in Yorkshire Plate 2", Nordengland, Architekturdarstellung, 18th century, Etching Technique: Etching and Copper engraving on Laid paper Watermark: Letters/Digits: Roman numeral | Date: Inscription: Signed "Eastgate sculp.t" and titled below the image within the printing plate. Inscribed below "Published according to Act of Parliament by Alexr. Hogg, at the King's Arms, No. 16 Paternoster Row.". From a famous antiquarian bookshop in Munich. Date: 18th century Description: Aus: Boswell, Henry: “Pituresques Views of the Antiquities of England and Wales” (1786). / Wasserzeichen: römische Zahl Keywords: 18th century, Romanticism, Architecture, United Kingdom, Size: Laid paper: 38,8 cm x 25,3 cm (15,3 x 10 in), Plate: 34,9 cm x 22,3 cm (13,7 x 8,8 in), Depiction: 13,0 cm x 18,5 cm (5,1 x 7,3 in) Condition: Rather good condition. The paper is discoloured due to its age. Isolated bumps along the edges of the sheet. The corners of the sheet are damaged by bumps and creases. The image makes a very good impression. Three small punctures in the paper at the left margin, browned along the edges.