Dudley Castle Gate (after Philip James de Loutherbourg)
William Pickett (fl.1792-1820)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Jan 1805
Materials
Aquatint etching on paper, card mount, pine and glass
Measurements
315 x 395 mm
Place of origin
Pall Mall
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 608012
Summary
Priont, aquatint, Dudley Castle Gate (after Philip James de Loutherbourg) by William Pickett (1792-1820) Dudley Castle Gate. Two figures in the foreground load a wheelbarrow with rocks, to the left the ruins of the castle/abbey, a vista through the arcading to a female peasant carrying a basket on her head. Landscape with rocky outcrops in background. Published by Robert Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall, London, January 1805 from the original drawing for The Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales, from Drawings made expressly for this undertaking by P.J. de Loutherbourg Esq., RA. Engraved by William Pickett and coloured by John Clark. Glazed, cream card mount and narrow moulded pine frame.
Provenance
Sneyer collection. Sneyer bequest to the National Trust, November 1989.
Marks and inscriptions
From the Original Drawing by P.I.DE LOUTHERBOURG RA Published by R.BOWYER,Historic Gallery,Pall Mall,Jany. 1805 (printed)
Makers and roles
William Pickett (fl.1792-1820), engraver (printmaker) John Clark (fl.1775 - 1825), engraver (printmaker) Philip James de Loutherbourg (Strasbourg 1740 – London 1812), artist Robert Bowyer (London 1758 - Byfleet 1834), engraver and publisher