A very attractive late 19th century view of Heaton Hall, Greater Manchester (formally Lancashire) which appeared in the Reverend F. O. Morris’s The County Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland* (London: 1864-1880).
Built in the late 18th century in the Palladian style, Heaton was described by Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-1983) as the finest house of its period in Lancashire and one of the finest in the country.
*Drawn by Francis Lydon and printed by Benjamin Fawcett, the plates from this series were produced by a technique known as ‘Chromoxylography’, an early form of colour printing based on the Baxter process. Each plate comprises of eight or more different colours which were applied by separate woodblocks. The overall detail, richness and quality, however, was down to the combined abilities of both Lydon as a draughtsman and Fawcett as a printer. Morris’s work ran into six volumes with a total of 240 coloured plates being produced.
- This is an original chromoxylograph.
- Printed area is approximately 18.7cms by 15cms (includes title).
- The item is in very good condition with decent margins. Click on image for a better view.
- The item comes displayed in a ready to frame acid free mount.
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- Guaranteed to be over 125 years old.
