368 - DADLEY (18th), Fortress architecture and siege equipment, 1786, Etching

DADLEY (18th), Fortress architecture and siege equipment, 1786, Etching Dadley (18th century): Fortifications, war machines, and siege equipment "The Mode in which Antient Castles were generally built", "Machines of War," 1786, etching Technique: Etching on laid paper Inscription: Titled and signed below the image within the printing plate. Inscribed below: "Published according to the Act of Parliament, by Alexr. Hogg, No. 16 Paternoster Row.” From a famous antiquarian bookstore in Munich. Date: 1786 Description: From: Boswell, Henry: “The Antiquities of England and Wales” (1786). Keywords: 18th century, Romanticism, Architecture, United Kingdom, Size: Laid paper: 36.5 cm x 25.2 cm (14.4 x 9.9 in), Plate: 17.0 cm x 23.0 cm (6.7 x 9.1 in), Image: 12.3 cm x 17.4 cm (4.8 x 6.9 in) Condition: Good condition. The paper is discolored due to its age. The sheet shows light foxing. There are sporadic bumps along the edges of the sheet. The corners of the sheet are slightly bumped and creased. The paper shows slight creases. The image is in very good condition. There are isolated small punctures in the margins.