5 original early 19th century hand coloured soft ground etchings - beautiful fresh bright colour aft
5 original early 19th century hand coloured soft ground etchings - beautiful fresh bright colour after almost 200 yearsfrom Wilkinson’s select views in Cumberland Westmoreland and Lancashire 1810 - second edition 1821The true third edition of Wordsworth’s Guide - the introduction and descriptive notes were supplied by William Wordsworth, an acquaintance of Wilkinson; but Wordsworth stipulated that he should remain anonymous as he did not want to be associated with Wilkinson’s poor drawings. The text which was to become ‘Wordsworth’s guide to the Lakes’ bears little relation to the plates -- source link
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