387 - GRAINGER (18th), Warkworth Castle in Northumberland, Etching

GRAINGER (18th), Warkworth Castle in Northumberland, Etching Grainger (18th century): Two landscape and architectural depictions: "Warkworth Castle, in Northumberland", "The Gate of Tynemouth Castle, in Northumberland", 18th century, Etching Technique: Etching on Laid paper Inscription: Signed "Grainger sculp." 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). Keywords: 18th century, Romanticism, Architecture, United Kingdom, Size: Laid paper: 39,3 cm x 25,7 cm (15,5 x 10,1 in), Plate: 35,3 cm x 23,0 cm (13,9 x 9,1 in), Depiction: 13,0 cm x 19,0 cm (5,1 x 7,5 in) Condition: Rather good condition. The paper is slightly discoloured due to its age. Bumped along the edges of the sheet and occasionally torn. The corners of the sheet are partly torn and creased. The image makes a very good impression. Small punctures in the paper at the left margin, browned along the edges.