A View of Brighthelmstone

Method Etching and aquatint
Artist Simon Watts and Francis Jukes
Published Publish'd Augt. 12 1785 by S.Watts, No 50 Strand.
Dimensions Image 151 x 232 mm, Sheet 175 x 257 mm
Notes A companion print to Watts and Jukes' A View of Margate Pier and the Two Sisters. (See 35374)

Francis Jukes (1745 - 1812) was a British engraver and watercolourist. Jukes was a very early specialist in aquatint, a skill which he learnt from Paul Sandby.

Simon Watts (1767 - 1787) was a British printmaker and publisher.

Condition: trimmed within platemark, with some discolouration along right margin.
Framing unmounted
Price £150.00
Stock ID 35373

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