407 - NOBLE (18th), St. Joseph’s, Glastonbury & Alderton Church, Suffolk, Etching

NOBLE (18th), St. Joseph’s, Glastonbury & Alderton Church, Suffolk, Etching Noble (18th century): Two landscape and architectural depictions: "The Chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea, at Glastonbury, in Somersetshire," "Alderton Church, in Suffolk," 18th century, Etching Technique: Etching on laid paper Inscription: Signed “Noble 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 bookstore in Munich. Date: 18th century Description: From: Boswell, Henry: “Picturesque Views of the Antiquities of England and Wales” (1786). Keywords: 18th century, Romanticism, Architecture, United Kingdom, Size: Laid paper: 38.5 cm x 25.5 cm (15.2 x 10 in), Plate: 17.0 cm x 22.5 cm (6.7 x 8.9 in), Image: 12.5 cm x 18.5 cm (4.9 x 7.3 in) Condition: In fairly 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 image is in very good condition. There are isolated small punctures in the left margin.