| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | John Ryland after Samuel and Nathaniel Buck |
| Published | [1764] |
| Dimensions | Image 97 x 171 mm, Plate 120 x 190 mm, Sheet 286 x 226 mm |
| Notes |
A view of Bath based on the famous prospect by Nathaniel and Samuel Buck, from Thomas Kitchin's Illustrated England. Thomas Kitchin (1718-1784) was one of the best and most prolific engravers of the eighteenth century. He issued The General Atlas, Describing the Whole Universe , first published in 1773, and regularly reissued thereafter. His work also included a large number of maps of the English counties, particularly for the London Magazine (1747-1760), the Universal Magazine (1747-1766), and for Dodsley's England Illustrated (1764). Other maps were published in conjunction with Emanuel Bowen in the Large English Atlas and the Royal English Atlas (1763). John Ryland (fl.1760s) was a British engraver, known principally for his prospects of English cities after the celebrated series by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck. It is likely that he was one of the seven sons of the engraver and copper-plate printer, Edward Ryland. The most well known scion of the Ryland family was William Wynne Ryland, who was found guilty of forgery and became the last man hanged at Tyburn in 1783. The manner of William's death was reputed to have been prophesied by William Blake some twelve years previously. 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 time toning to edges of sheet. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £60.00 |
| Stock ID | 41024 |