| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | after Samuel and Nathaniel Buck |
| Published | London: Printed for J. Cooke, at the Shakespear's - Head, in Pater - Noster Row, [1771]. |
| Dimensions | Image 162 x 287 mm, Plate 192 x 310 mm, Sheet 210 x 360 mm |
| Notes |
A view of Canterbury engraved for from Nathaniel Spencer's The Complete English Traveller based on the 1738 panorama by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck. Samuel Buck (1696-1779) and Nathaniel Buck (fl. 1727-1774) were British engravers and publishers, best known for their famous series of English and Welsh views. In 1727, the brothers commenced sketching and engraving a series on the architectural remains of England and Wales. This series included 83 large prospects of the 70 principal towns in England and Wales. It took the Buck brothers 28 years to complete their venture and during this time changes to their style. The brothers began to use a less formal style in their later engravings by including figures in the foreground and using more subtle landscapes in the foreground. In 1774, Robert Sayer obtained the plates, added page numbers to them and published them as Buck's Antiquities. Condition: Some foxing in the margins and a couple of spots in the plate but not affecting the image. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £55.00 |
| Stock ID | 51914 |