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Samuel & Nathaniel Buck"Moor Tower" and "Kirkham Priory" from "Buck's Antiquities" /// Architecture UK1726-1739
1726-1739
About the Item
Artist: Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (English, 1696-1779) and (?-1759/1774)
Title: "Moor Tower" (Plate 173) and "Kirkham Priory" (Plate 328)
Portfolio: Buck's Antiquities or Venerable Remains of Above 400 Castles, Monasteries, Palaces in England and Wales
Year: 1726-1739
Medium: Set of Two Original Engravings on watermarked laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown
Publisher: Robert Sayer, London, UK
Reference: Lowndes page 303-304; Upcott page 33
Sheet size (each): approx. 11.13" x 18.25"
Image size (platemark) (each): approx. 7.63" x 14.5"
Condition: "Moor Tower" has faint toning to sheet and minor soiling in margins. They are both otherwise strong impressions in excellent condition
Notes:
Comes from Samuel and Nathaniel Buck's three volume portfolio "Buck's Antiquities" or "Venerable Remains of Above 400 Castles, Monasteries, Palaces in England and Wales" (1726-1739), which consists of 428 engravings. Both "Moor Tower" and "Kirkham Priory" have unidentified watermarks in the center of their sheets. They both also have "Liverpool Free Public Library" chop mark/blind stamps at bottom center of their sheets. Old price pencil inscribed in margins.
The brick structure known as the Tower on the Moor is the standing remains of a medieval fortified hunting lodge, comprising its stair turret and a small section of adjacent walling. The building appears to have been an architectural precursor to the nearby and better preserved Hussey Tower and Rochford Tower in Boston, Lincolnshire. It is thought to have been constructed for Ralph Lord Cornwall of nearby Tattershall Castle, sometime between 1440 and 1456.
The ruins of Kirkham Priory are situated on the banks of the River Derwent, at Kirkham, North Yorkshire, England. The Augustinian priory was founded in the 1120s by Walter l'Espec, lord of nearby Helmsley, who also built Rievaulx Abbey.
Biography:
Samuel Buck (1696 – 17 August 1779) and his brother Nathaniel Buck (died 1759/1774) were English engravers and printmakers, best known for their "Buck's Antiquities", depictions of ancient castles and monasteries. Samuel produced much work on his own but when the brothers worked together, they were usually known as the Buck Brothers. More is known about Samuel than Nathaniel.
Samuel Buck was born in Yorkshire in 1696. After publishing some prints in that county he moved to London. With Nathaniel he embarked on making a number of series of prints of "antiquities", which consisted of ancient castles and former religious buildings in England and Wales. Starting in 1724, they travelled around these countries, and completed sets of prints for the regions of England by 1738 and for Wales between 1739 and 1742. These are commonly known as "Buck's Antiquities". During this time they also worked on a series of townscapes in England and Wales entitled "Cities, Sea-ports and Capital Towns", often providing prospects from multiple directions.
Nathaniel was the first to die, sometime between 1759 and 1774. Samuel died on 17 August 1779 in London and was buried in the churchyard of St. Clement Danes. Samuel's later years were spent in poverty.
- Creator:Samuel & Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779, British)
- Creation Year:1726-1739
- Dimensions:Height: 11.13 in (28.28 cm)Width: 18.25 in (46.36 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:1720-1729
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Saint Augustine, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU121213067892
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