The Setting Out of the Train Bands from London to Raise the Siege of Gloucester and The Defence of Basing House (after Charles West Cope)
Charles West Cope, RA (Leeds 1811 – Bournemouth 1890)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1878
Materials
Gilt, Glass, Ink, Paper, Wood
Measurements
531 x 1059 x 17 mm
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 548394
Summary
Print, two photo engravings both within a frame with a gilt mount covered by glass. The Setting Out of the Train Bands from London to Raise the Siege of Gloucester and The Defence of Basing House (after Charles West Cope) 'The Defense of Basing House depicts a Civil War skirmish at the steps of a house. 'Train Bands Leaving London' depicts a lady and three children in the foreground and soldiers marching along a street. A religious figure is preaching from a lecturn to the right as onlookers watch. 1878 Inscribed - photo engraved by Goupil and Co., also - C.W. Cope R.A. 1878.
Provenance
Pamela Ward Collection
Marks and inscriptions
C.W. Cope R.A 1878
Makers and roles
Charles West Cope, RA (Leeds 1811 – Bournemouth 1890), artist Goupil and Co., engraver