| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | John Donowell |
| Published | London Printed for Bowles & Carver, 69, St. Paul's Church Yard, Robert Wilkinson 58, Cornhill, & Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street. c.1764 |
| Dimensions | Image 268 x 420 mm, Plate 295 x 440 mm, Sheet 309 x 450 mm |
| Notes |
A view looking across Broad Street to the Clarendon Building, Sheldonian Theatre, and The Old Ashmolean Museum (now the Museum of the History of Science) and down Catte Street to the Bodleian Library and Radcliffe Square by John Donowell from Perspective Views of the Colleges and other Public Buildings of Oxford. The title is in English and French. Contains a key to the buildings depicted in the print. Number 5 top and bottom right. From John Donowells' Perspective Views of the Colleges and other Public Buildings of Oxford. 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 (fl. 1753 - 1786) was 18th century British architect and engraver, the eminent architect of Wycombe Park in Buckinghamshire. He is considered to be one of the principal architect-draughtsmen in the latter 18th century alongside the likes of Thomas Sandby and Thomas Malton. His work was exhibited at the Royal Academy in the third quarter of the 18th century, during which time he also published his work as prints. Condition: Toning to sheet and small loss to lower right margin not affecting the plate. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £500.00 |
| Stock ID | 53345 |