c1820s - 'NEWSTEAD ABBEY The Seat of Lieut. Col. Wildman'
A fine original hand coloured aquatint engraving.
PROVENANCE: Published for the celebrated "THE REPOSITORY OF ARTS" by Rudolph Ackermann.
Aquatint is an intaglio printmaking technique from a copper plate where whole areas are evenly hollowed out to give a uniform tint and by this method a variety of tones are achieved throughout the print. Ackermann was largely responsible for the introduction of lithography to Britain and the promotion of the coloured aquatint.
CONDITION: Original antique print in excellent condition with large margins, perfect and ready for mounting and framing.
Overall size including margins is approximately 135mm x230mm.