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Owen Manning
Loseley House, The Seat of James More Molyneux Esq. /// English Landscape Surrey

1804-1814

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Artist: Owen Manning (English, 1721-1801) Title: "Loseley House, The Seat of James More Molyneux Esq." Portfolio: The History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey Year: 1804-1814 (First edition) Medium: Original Engraving on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: John Nichols and Son, London, UK Publisher: John White, London, UK Reference: Upcott III, page 1209-1216 Sheet size (irregular margins): 9.44" x 16.38" Image size: 6.94" x 13.75" Condition: Scattered light foxmarks lower left in image and margins. Bottom edge unevenly trimmed. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in very good condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by English artist James Basire II (1769-1822) after a watercolor painting by an unknown, likely English artist (Active: Early 19th Century). Comes from Manning's three volume "The History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey", (1804-1814) (First edition), which consists of 86 engravings. Printed from one copper plate in one color: black. Biography: Owen Manning FSA (1721–1801) was an English clergyman and antiquarian, known as a historian of Surrey. Son of Owen Manning of Orlingbury, Northamptonshire, he was born there on 11 August 1721, and received his education at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1740, M.A. in 1744, and B.D. in 1753. While an undergraduate he nearly succumbed to smallpox. He was elected in 1741 to a fellowship which carried with it the living of St Botolph's Church, Cambridge. He retained both these positions until he married in 1755. He was chaplain to John Thomas, bishop of Lincoln, who collated him to the prebend of South Scarle in Lincoln Cathedral, 5 August 1757, and on 15 March 1760 to that of Milton Ecclesia, consisting of the impropriation and advowson of the church of Great Milton, Oxfordshire. In 1763 he was presented by Thomas Green, Dean of Salisbury, to the vicarage of Godalming, Surrey, where he lived till his death. In 1769, he was presented by Viscount Midleton to the rectory of Peper Harrow, an adjoining parish. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society 10 December 1767, and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1770. He died at Godalming on 9 September 1801. His parishioners placed a marble tablet to his memory in the church, and some private friends put an inscription on a headstone in the churchyard.
  • Creator:
    Owen Manning (1721 - 1801, English)
  • Creation Year:
    1804-1814
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.44 in (23.98 cm)Width: 16.38 in (41.61 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    (Very Good).
  • Gallery Location:
    Saint Augustine, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU121214771832

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