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Artist: Thomas Dunham Whitaker (English, 1759-1821) Title: "East View of Peel Castle" (Vol. 2, Plate 41) Portfolio: An History of Richmondshire, in the North Riding of the County of York; together with those parts of the Everwicschire of Domesday which form The Wapentakes of Lonsdale, Ewecross, and Amunderness, in the Counties of York, Lancaster, and Westmoreland Year: 1822, (published 1823) (First edition) Medium: Original Engraving on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Thomas Davison, London, England Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, England; Hurst, Robinson, & Co., London, England; Robinson & Hernaman, Leeds, England Framing: Not framed, but matted with hand decorated archival French matting and shrink-wrapped Matted size: 15.57" x 19.07" Sheet size: approx. 10.63" x 16.13" Image size: 7" x 11" Condition: Has been stored away for decades. A strong impression in excellent condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by English artist John Roffe (1769-1850) after a drawing by English artist John Buckler (1770-1851). Comes from Whitaker's two volume "An History of Richmondshire", (1818-1823) (First edition), which consists of 45 engravings. Printed from one copper plate in one color: black. Old price tag lower center. Peel Castle is a castle in Peel in the Isle of Man, originally constructed by Norwegians. The castle stands on St Patrick's Isle, which is connected to the town by a causeway. It is now owned by Manx National Heritage and is open to visitors during the summer. Biography: Thomas Dunham Whitaker (8 June 1759 – 18 December 1821) was an English clergyman and topographer who was Vicar of Whalley, from 1809 and Blackburn, from 1818. He undertook landscape improvements in the Cliviger area, and oversaw the planting of approximately half a million trees between 1785 and 1815, winning the gold medal of the Society of Arts for planting 64,000 larches in one year. Born at Raynham, Norfolk, on 8 June 1759, he was the son of William Whitaker (1730–1782), curate of Raynham, Norfolk, and his wife Lucy, daughter of Robert Dunham, and widow of Ambrose Allen. In 1760, his father moved to his ancestral house at Holme, in the township of Cliviger, Lancashire, and the boy was, in November 1766, placed under the care of the Rev. John Shaw of Rochdale. In November 1774, after spending a short time with the Rev. William Sheepshanks of Grassington in Craven, he was admitted to St John's College, Cambridge, and went into residence in October 1775. He took the degree of LL.B. in November 1781. His intention to enter the legal profession changed on the death of his father in the following year, when he settled at Holme. Whitaker was ordained in 1785, but remained without pastoral charge until 1797, when he was licensed to the perpetual curacy of Holme Chapel, where he had rebuilt the chapel at his own cost in 1788. He completed his degree of LL.D. in 1801. In 1809 he became vicar of the extensive parish of Whalley, Lancashire. The rectory of Heysham, near Lancaster, was presented to him in January 1813. He resigned it in 1819. On 7 November 1818 he became vicar of Blackburn, a benefice he retained, together with Whalley, until his death. When settled at Holme he instituted a local literary club. He had influence with the people of his parishes, and on several occasions exerted it to quell disturbances, particularly at Blackburn in 1817. For his 'patriotic services' he was presented with a public testimonial in April 1821. He was also very interested in topography and forestry, writing books on the subjects. In 1818, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society as "a Gentleman well versed in various Branches of Natural Knowledge being desirous of becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society". Whitaker married Lucy, daughter of Thomas Thoresby of Leeds, on 13 January 1783. The couple had several children, of whom one, Robert Nowell Whitaker, also became vicar of Whalley. Whitaker died at Blackburn vicarage on 18 December 1821, and was interred at Holme. A monument raised by public subscription was placed in the Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley in 1842. His library was sold at Sotheby's in 1823, and his coins and antiquities, with the exception of his Roman altars...

Artist: John Sell Cotman (English, 1782-1842) Title: "Entrance to the Castle at Tancarville" (Vol. 2, Plate 86) Portfolio: Architectural Antiquities of Normandy Year: 1822 Medium: Or...

Wonderful Vintage Archibald Thorburn colored chromolithograph. The colors are amazing, giving the painting a really great appearance . Printed circa 1919, the picture is inscribed ...

Artist: John Hutchins (English, 1698-1773) Title: "Southwest View of Sherborne Abbey Church" (Plate 15) Portfolio: The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset Year: 1861-1870...

City of Geneva is an original lithograph, realized by Antonio Fantanesi, hand-signed. Image Dimension: 20.5 x15.5 cm Included a Passepartout. In good conditions. Here the artwor...

This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...

Gibbon Falls, Yellow-Stone National Park  is a chromolithograph from c.1880 showing two fisherman at the base of Gibbon Falls.  This chromolithograph is a dramatic view of the powerful Gibbon waterfall that cascades 84 feet into a small, clear pool. The setting is quintessential Yellowstone, with scrubby pine trees and rocky cliffs. The inscription on the bottom left corner below the image says Scenery From Nature on the Northern Pacific R.R.   Established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872  Yellowstone was the first national park in the U.S. and is widely held to be the first national park in the world. Native Americans have lived in the Yellowstone  region for at least 11,000 years. The Northern Pacific Railroad...

This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...

A very good impression of this scarce lithograph on wove paper. , Printed by Lemercier & Cie, Paris and published by Alfred Robaud. From "Douze Croquis et Dessins Originaux." Catalo...

The present woodcut engraving is an original print designed by Winslow Homer, originally published in Harper's Weekly on April 30, 1859. It is an excellent example of the many prints Homer produced of fashionable people engaged in leisurely activities, in this case along a picturesque countryside lane. The sign reading 'Belmont' on the left indicates this is probably near his home in Belmont Massachusetts. The image presents multiple figures, both men and women, riding horseback: Some in the distance gallop away, toward a town marked by a church steeple beyond. Three others in the foreground, including two equestrian women, gather around a group of children who have been gathering flowers and trapping birds...

Ansel Adams and the West, 1979 Offset Lithograph Poster 23 × 36 inches Unframed This offset lithograph poster was created on the occasion of the Ansel Adams exhibition, Ansel Adams and the West, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from September 8 - October 28, 1979. The photograph featured in this poster is Old Faithful...

"Birthplace of Henry Clay, Hanover County, Virginia" is an original hand-colored lithograph by Kelloggs & Thayer. The piece features a homestead and farm a...

Signed and titled in pencil. Inscribed "192/285." Edition 285.

Exclusive limited edition cyanotype diptych. Details: + Title: Duo of Egyptian Palms + Year: 2024 + Edition Size: 20 + Medium: Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper...

First Edition and Subscription Edition lithographs available Half plate: 29 Presented in a acid free mount Modern hand-coloured lithograph for the first edition of David Roberts' Th...