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Donnington Castle

Maker

After
(artist)
1744-1817

(etcher)
1743-1805

(publisher)
1743-1805

(publisher)
1744-1817

Title

Donnington Castle

Date of Production

1778

Medium

printed in black
etching

Dimensions

Height: 21.3 cm
Width: 27.4 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.6109.2

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: To Winchcombe Henry Hartley Esq. / Member for the County of Berks, this View of Donnington Castle, is Inscribed by his humble Serv.ts Wm Byrne & T. Hearne. / Published as the Act directs, 1 Jan. 1778, by T.Hearne. at Mr Garvocks. Corner of St. Martins Street Leicester Square & W. Byrne, No. 69 Wells Street, Oxford Street. London. //

Inscription: Drawn by Tho.s Hearne //

Inscription: Engrav'd by W.m Byrne. //

Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //

Label: DONNINGTON CASTLE / Is seated on a considerable eminence about a mile from Newbury, and / north of the road leading from thence to Bath; on which road the Towers / are very conspicuous for some miles, rising above the Grove by which the / Castle is almost surrounded... //

Inscription: T.O. //

Inscription: No. II //

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