Title
[Windsor from Eton].
Creator
Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809, artist, printmaker, publisher.
Publication details
[London] : [Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Jany 1st 1777 by P. Sandby St Georges Row Oxford Turnpike], [January 1 1777]
Physical details
1 print : aquatint and etching printed in sepia ; sheet 30 x 45.7 cm, within hand-coloured washline mount on support sheet 42.9 x 60.2 cm.
Description
Sunny view across the Thames looking towards Windsor Castle, with four men in a boat, idly fishing, and a dog leaning from the boat toward its own reflection. Another man is seated in shadow with his dog on his lap on the river bank to right, with two horses under trees. On the other side of the river two men lead a group of horses and a horse and cart approaches a bridge.
Place
Windsor (England : Rural district)
Additional information
This is a proof impression of Maps K.Top.7.40.u.5. and has been cut down to within the platemark and stuck down on a sheet with a hand-drawn washline mount. Publishing information taken from Maps K.Top.7.40.u.5.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.7.40.z