Architectural antique prints and engravings
Lot 155193: Samuel Hooper - Engraving of Aysgarth Bridge, Yorkshire 1785
Original copper-plate engraved print from The Antiquities of England and Wales by Francis Grose. Print dated in the plate 1785.
The engraving shows the ruins of Middleham Castle, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire.
Middleham Castle was built by Robert Fitzrandolph, 3rd Lord of Middleham and Spennithorne, commencing in 1190. It was built near the site of an earlier motte and bailey castle.
Size approx. 11in x 7.5in.
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