391 - HAWKINS (18th), The Block House at Brighthelmstone, Etching

HAWKINS (18th), The Block House at Brighthelmstone, Etching Hawkins (18th century): Two landscape and architectural depictions: "Mother Ludlam's Hole, near Farnham, in Surrey", "The Block House at Brighthelmstone, in Sussex", 18th century, Etching Technique: Etching on Laid paper Watermark: Letters/Digits: XI | Date: Inscription: Signed "Hawkins 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: From: Boswell, Henry: "Pituresques Views of the Antiquities of England and Wales" (1786). / Watermark: Roman numeral VI Keywords: 18th century, Romanticism, Architecture, United Kingdom, Size: Laid paper: 39,0 cm x 25,3 cm (15,4 x 10 in), Plate: 35,7 cm x 22,7 cm (14,1 x 8,9 in), Depiction: 13,0 cm x 18,4 cm (5,1 x 7,2 in) Condition: Rather good condition. The paper is discoloured due to its age. The sheet is foxed on all sides. Isolated bumps along the edges. The corners are damaged by bumps and creases. The paper shows single tears or holes. The image makes a very good impression. Margins clearly browned.