Smith, John Warwick “Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire.” Plate 5.

John Warwick Smith (1749-1831).  Plate 5.  “Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire.”  From A Selection of Fac-similes of Water-colour Drawings…   

London: R Bowyer, 1825. First edition   Approx. 10 x 13 (image).  Aquatint.  Original hand color.  With original text sheet.  Acid free double matting.  Not examined out of frame.  Else, very good condition.  A/A

In the early nineteenth century, Great Britain was one of the most powerful countries in the world, and the British people had a fascination with their country and its society.  This resulted in the production of many exquisite color plate works depicting aspects of their world.  With beautiful hand coloring, lush aquatinting, these prints are excellent examples of the fine prints from this era in British history.