| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | John Donowell |
| Published | London Printed for John Bowles No. 13 in Cornhill, Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street, & Carrington Bowels No. 169 in St. Paul's Church Yard. c. 1768 |
| Dimensions | Image 262 x 422 mm, Plate 295 x 440 mm, Sheet 295 x 445 mm |
| Notes |
A view of Magdalen College by John Donowell from Perspective Views of the Colleges and other Public Buildings of Oxford. The title inscription is in both English and French with number 1 top and bottom right. Donowell's pioneering work was the basis for many of the Oxfordian compositions that would be replicated by other artists throughout the following centuries. These view include the view of the Sheldonian Theatre from Broad Street, the curve of the High Street looking west from Queen's College, as well as Christ Church from the Carfax Conduit. The success of Donowell's series is exemplified by their reworking by later artists, and their pirating for the foreign print trade, as can be seen in Daumont's reversed Vues D'optique. John Donowell (1753 - 1786) was an eighteenth-century British architect and engraver, most notable for his architectural work at West Wycombe Park in Buckinghamshire, where he appears to have been influenced by the works of Colen Campbell. Alongside Thomas Sandby and Thomas Malton, Donowell was considered to be one of the principal architect-draughtsmen in the third quarter of the eighteenth-century. He drew a number of topographical drawings, mostly views of London. His work was exhibited at the Royal Academy in the 1770's and 1780's, and was also published as prints during this period. Condition: Some overall toning and surface dirt. Trimmed to platemark on left and right sides. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £500.00 |
| Stock ID | 53347 |