William Henry Bartlett (attrib.) "Castle of Wissegraad". 1842. William Henry Bartlett1809 Kentish Town - 1854 near Malta. Brush drawing in ink. Unsigned. Titled and illegibly inscribed in lead on verso. Titled again in ink on the backing. Loose in passepartout Original for the identical steel engraving "Castle of Wissegraad", engraved by J.J. Hinchcliff and published in London by George Virtue, 1842. Small spots as well as small tear in the lower left corner. Verso at the four corners with red coloured glue remains of an older mounting. Remains of an adhesive mounting at the base o. Dimensions: 12.3 x 18 cm, 23 x 30 cm, Psp. 33.5 x 38 cm. William Henry Bartlett 1809 Kentish Town - 1854 near Malta English illustrator - especially for travel books - , painter and draughtsman. 1821-28 Apprenticed to the architectural draughtsman and antiquary John Britton. Sketched landscapes, buildings and church buildings on his behalf. 1832 journey to Switzerland, first sketches for travel books.1838 stay in Canada, journey from Halifax to Niagara. Afterwards until 1852 several visits to the Orient (Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Turkey and the Arabian desert). Illustrations partly provided with own texts.