PHILADELPHIA
£45.00
Original 1863 14 1/8 inch x 10 1/4 inch Etching and Engraving titled PHILADELPHIA
View of a ruined wall with two figures leading four camels in the right foreground, further figures at a balcony in the lower left, spires and domes in the background, mountains beyond.
Engraved by John Cousen (1804 – 1880).
From a picture by Thomas Allom (1804 – 1872). Architect, topographical artist, engraver and lithographer. Apprenticed to the architect Francis Goodwin and a student of architecture at the R.A. schools from 1828. A co-founder of the R.I.B.A. who worked with Charles Barry on Highclere and the Houses of Parliament. Travelled widely recording topographical and architectural scenes. He exhibited sixty-five works between 1824 and 1871 at the Society of British Artists and the Royal Academy.
Published by James Virtue, London
The engraving is in very good condition.
Availability: 1 in stock
