Title
To the Right Reverend RICHARD BEADON D.D. LORD BISHOP OF BATH and WELLS; this NORTH WEST VIEW of the : CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF WELLS is by Permission most humbly Dedicated by his Lordship's obliged and devoted Servant, John Buckler. / Drawn & Etched by J. Buckler ; Engraved by F.C. Lewis.
Creator
Lewis, Frederick Christian, 1779-1856, printmaker.
Publication details
[Bermondsey, Surrey] : Published June 1806, by J. Buckler; Bermondsey Surrey., [June 1806]
Physical details
1 print : etching and aquatint ; platemark 52.6 x 65.7 cm, on sheet 54.6 x 70.8 cm
Description
Wells Cathedral showing the twin square towers flanking the west end, with angle buttresses decorated with statues of saints in niches, the square tower over the transepts behind it; a figure approaching along a path from an archway under a gallery leading from the left to the octagonal chapter house on the south east corner and four figures, including a cleric, walking towards the building. Bears inscription 'port folio no 2' in pencil in upper left-hand corner outside platemark.
Place
Wells (England)
Other persons
Buckler, John, 1770-1851, artist, printmaker, publisher.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.38.10.g.