| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | The South Prospect of Reading in the County of Berks |
| Published | London Magazine, c. 1750. Sold by R. Baldnin Junr. at the Rose in Pater-Noster-Row. |
| Dimensions | Image 100 x 193 mm, Sheet 123 x 204 mm |
| Notes |
A reduced copy of Samuel and Nathanial Buck's 'The South Prospect of Reading in the County of Berks' from 1734. This copy was engraved for the Londeo Magazine, published in 1750. The print depicts a view of Reading, taken from Catsgrove Hill, and a group of people on a walk in the foreground. 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 occurred. 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: Trimmed within plate mark, and slightly through text on bottom left. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £40.00 |
| Stock ID | 39882 |