| Method | Etching |
| Artist | Daniel King |
| Published | c. 1650 |
| Dimensions | Image 155 x 318 mm, Sheet 221 x 340 mm |
| Notes |
From Daniel King's 'The Cathedrall and Conventuall Churches of England and Wales. Orthographically delineated by D. K. anno MDCLVI' (1656). Depiction of Chester Cathedral, with the Bridgeman family coat of arms in upper right, and dedication to Orlandus Bridgeman beneath. Most of King's images were later reproduced by Wenceslaus Hollar in William Dugdale's 'Monasticon Anglicanum or The History of the Ancient Abbies, and Other Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, in England and Wales With Divers French, Irish and Scotch Monasteries Formerly Relating to England.' This work was published between the years of 1655 and 1673; an English abridgement was made available in 1718, and an enlarged six volume edition came out in fifty-four parts between 1st June 1813 and 1830. Daniel King (1616 - 1661) was an English topographical etcher. Born and based in Chester, he was admitted to the Chester Painter's Company in 1639, and continued working there until about 1643. He then moved away from the town, but sporadically re-appeared in the Company lists until 1661. His etchings all belong to the 1650s, and all emerge from his association with Dugdale. Dugdale later fell out with King, calling him 'a most ignorant silly fellow' and 'an arrant knave'. Anthony Wood recorded that King was robbed by his wife, and died heart-broken near York House in the Strand. Condition: Trimmed close to platemark on all sides. Upper left corner missing. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £60.00 |
| Stock ID | 31271 |