401 - W. LOWRY (1762-1824), St Michael's Mount in Cornwall, Etching

W. LOWRY (1762-1824), St Michael's Mount in Cornwall, Etching Wilson Lowry (1762 - 1824 ): Two architectural and landscape depictions: "St Michael's Mount, in Cornwall", "Pendennis Castle, in Cornwall", 18th century, Etching Technique: Etching on Laid paper Inscription: Each signed "Lowry sculp.t" and titled below the image within the printing plate. Inscribed below "Published according to Act of Parliament by Alex.r Hogg, at the King's Arms, No. 16 Paternoster Row.". 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: 37,7 cm x 25,5 cm (14,8 x 10 in), Plate: 35,0 cm x 22,5 cm (13,8 x 8,9 in), Depiction: 13,0 cm x 18,0 cm (5,1 x 7,1 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 minimally bumped. The paper shows slight creases. The image makes a very good impression. 3 small punctures in the left margin.