Title
DUDLEY CASTLE = Le CHATEAU de DUDLEY : is said to have been built by one Dodo, or Dudo, a Saxon, about the year 700; so that its present appellation of Dudley is a corruption of his name. This Castle stands on the summit of a Rockey Hill, whose sides are beautifully wooded. It commands a most extensive prospect over five Counties, and into part of Wales. It belongs to Lord Ward, whose Father was by King George the 3d April 21 1763, created Viscount Dudley and Ward of Dudley. = a_ ce qu
Creator
Jukes, Francis, 1745-1812, printmaker, publisher.
Publication details
[London and Wolverhampton] : London Pubd Sepr 10 1793 by R. Paddy Wolverhampton, and F. Jukes Howland Strt London., [September 10 1793]
Physical details
1 print : aquatint and etching with hand-colouring ; platemark 48.8 x 61.6 cm, on sheet 53 x 72.4 cm
Description
Figures gathering hay in a field; horses and a cart to the left; trees in the middle ground; the ruins on Dudley Castle on a hill in the background.
Place
Dudley (England)
Other persons
Paddey, Richard, -1821, artist, publisher.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.43.61.4.e.