| Method | Copper engraving with hand colouring |
| Artist | James Basire after William Turner |
| Published | [Oxford, 1802] |
| Dimensions | Image 315 x 442 mm, Sheet 354 x 464 mm |
| Notes |
A view of the interior of Merton College Chapel printed for the 1802 Oxford Almanack. In the foreground is a pair of academics conversing. James Basire II (1769 - 1822) was a British engraver. His work is similar in style to that of his father, the engraver James Basire I (1730-1802). His apprentices included Henry Le Keux (1787 - 1868), who engraved the Oxford Almanacks between 1832 and 1839. William Turner (1789-1862), commonly called William Turner of Oxford to differentiate him from his more famous contemporary Joseph Mallord William Turner, was an Oxfordshire painter and artist, best known for his watercolours of Oxford and the surrounding countryside. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1807, and was a prominent member of the watercolour society. He studied drawing under the artist and printmaker William Delamotte, and was also a pupil of John Varley. Petter, Helen Mary. The Oxford Almanacks. Oxford. At the Clarendon Press. 1974. p100. Condition: Trimmed and missing calendar. Creasing to sheet. Some thinning to corners. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £200.00 |
| Stock ID | 52877 |