1875 Antique Print; Nab Cottage Near Ambleside, Cumbria After W. H. J Boot
Item History & Price
On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) 1875 print "The Nab Cottage, near Ambleside, Westmoreland.", Cumbria. Offered with hand colour.DATE PRINTED: 1875SIZE: The printed area including titles is approx. 17 x 25 cm, 6.75 x 9.75 inches (medium) plus margins. ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Drawn by Boot and engraved by Whymper. William Henry James Boot (1848 – 8 September 1918) was an English oil and wa...tercolour artist, illustrator and author. He was born in Manchester, England, going on to exhibit at the Royal Academy in London (from 1874 to 1884); and becoming a member of the Royal Society of British Artists. He worked for periodicals, including the Illustrated London News and The Art Journal. Josiah Wood Whymper RI (Ipswich 24 April 1813 – 7 April 1903 Haslemere) was an English wood-engraver, book illustrator and watercolourist. PROVENANCE: Published in Picturesque Europe. Picturesque Europe was a lavishly illustrated set of books originally published by D. Appleton & Co. in the mid-1870s based on their phenomenally successful Picturesque America. An edited form was reprinted in Europe by Cassell & Co from which this print is taken. The books depicted nature and tourist haunts in Europe, with text descriptions and numerous steel and wood engravings. TYPE: Antique steel plate engraving printed on paper. VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side. CONDITION: Very good. Suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition.BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Rydal Water is a small body of water in the central part of the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It is located near the hamlet of Rydal, between Grasmere and Ambleside in the Rothay Valley. Nab Cottage overlooks the lake and it was once home to Thomas de Quincey and Hartley Coleridge, the son of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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