Title
THE NORTH VIEW OF FARLEY-CASTLE IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. / S. & N. Buck delin et sculpt 1733.
Creator
Buck, Samuel, 1696-1779, artist, printmaker, publisher.
Publication details
[England] : [Publisher not identified], [1733 or 1774]
Physical details
1 print : etching and engraving ; sheet 20.3 x 37.7 cm.
Description
The ruins of Farleigh Hungerford Castle in the centre of the scene; a moat or river to the right; a church and houses in the distance on the hills; a road to the left; trees throughout the scene.
Place
Somerset (England)
Additional information
The Buck views were published in the 1730s and in 1774 when the copper plates were sold to Robert Sayer. This print bears the etched number '5' in the lower left-hand corner outside the image. The print published by Sayer bears the number '258' which suggests that this print was not part of Sayer's 1774 series.
Other persons
Buck, Nathaniel, artist, printmaker, publisher.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.38.26.a.