[Fonthill, collapse of the tower] [graphic].

Description

Title: [Fonthill, collapse of the tower] [graphic].
Creator: Higham, Thomas, 1796-1844, printmaker
Contributor: Buckler, John, 1770-1851, artist.
Published / Created: [not before 1825]
Publication Place: London?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: Title from annotation in a modern hand written in pencil below plate mark.
Artist and printmaker from pencil annotations in a contemporary hand below image: J. Buckler del. ; Thos. Higham.
Probably a proof state.
Date based on the timing of the final collapse of the Fonthill Abbey tower, which occurred in 1825.
Provenance: Ex dono James T. Babb; January 1963;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 22.8 x 30.3 cm, on sheet 30.7 x 44.1 cm
Language: English

Genre: Steel engravings England London 1825
Chine collé prints England London 1825
Proofs
Annotations (Provenance) 19th century
Material: steel engraving on chine collé ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Beckford, William, 1760-1844
Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic): Homes and haunts
Dwellings
Subjects: Beckford, William, 1760-1844 > Homes and haunts
Fonthill Abbey
Dwellings
England > London > 1825
19th century
Babb, James T. (James Tinkham), 1899-1968 > Ownership

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