1811 Antique Scarce Print; Basildon Park & Coombe Lodge, Thames after Owen

Description: On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) scarce print of "Basildon Park & Combe Lodge". A view taken from Pangbourne in Berkshire of Coombe Lodge in Whitchurch On Thames, Oxfordshire on the right and Basildon Park, south of Goring-on-Thames and Streatley in Berkshire on the left of the Thames. This is a particularly desirable large paper (Royal Octavo) example with wide margins and on higher quality paper. Offered with the original sheet of text describing the view. DATE PRINTED: 1811. There were further editions of this publication in 1822 and 1828, which retained 35 of the views published in 1811. This view was not re-published in these later editions and only appeared in the original 1811 edition, so particularly scarce.SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 19.5 x 13 cm, 7.75 x 5.25 inches (medium) plus margins. ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Drawn by Samuel Owen and engraved by W. Cooke. Samuel Owen (1769? – 8 December 1857) was an English marine painter and illustrator. William Bernard Cooke (1778 – 2 August 1855), was an English line engraver. Cooke was born in London in 1778. He was the elder brother of George Cooke (1781–1834), and became a pupil of William Angus (1752–1821). After the termination of his apprenticeship he obtained employment upon the plates for Brewer's "Beauties of England and Wales", and then undertook the publication of "The Thames" which was completed in 1811, and for which he engraved almost all the plates after Samuel Owen. PROVENANCE: Published in "The Thames Or graphic illustrations of seats, villas, public buildings and picturesque scenery on the Banks of that Noble River. Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1811." etched by W.B Cooke & George Cooke of London and published by Vernor Hood & Sharpe, London. Ref: Cohen p.134.TYPE: Antique copper plate engraving printed on paper. VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is blank. CONDITION: 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. I offer a no questions asked return policy. 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: Basildon Park is a country house situated 2 miles (3 kilometres) south of Goring-on-Thames and Streatley in Berkshire, between the villages of Upper Basildon and Lower Basildon. It is owned by the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building. The house was built between 1776 and 1783 for Sir Francis Sykes and designed by John Carr in the Palladian style at a time when Palladianism was giving way to the newly fashionable neoclassicism. Thus, the interiors are in a neoclassical "Adamesque" style. Never fully completed, the house passed through a succession of owners. In 1910 it was standing empty and in 1914, it was requisitioned by the British Government as an army convalescent hospital. It was again sold in 1928 and quickly sold again. In 1929, following a failed attempt to dismantle and rebuild the house in the USA, it was stripped of many of its fixtures and fittings and all but abandoned. During World War II, the house was again requisitioned and served as a barracks, a training ground for tanks, and finally a prisoner of war camp—all activities unsuited to the preservation of an already semi-derelict building. In 1952, a time when hundreds of British country houses were being demolished, it was said of Basildon Park "to say it was derelict, is hardly good enough, no window was left intact and most were repaired with cardboard or plywood." In 1978, the house, together with its park and a large endowment for its upkeep, was given to the National Trust in the hope that "The National Trust will protect it and its park for future generations to enjoy." The Gardiners were Lords of Coombe Park from 1792 to 1881, during which time the manor house near the church was replaced first by Whitchurch House and in 1795 by Coombe Park. The resulting Coombe Park estate (which included 809 a. in the parish in 1847) was broken up in the 20th century. The current Coombe Park Estate was created by James Gardiner who acquired the original property in 1865 on his return to England from the East Indies. The development of the property was based upon a large principal residence in the classic style and landscaped parkland laid out by the renowned Humphrey Repton. Charles Howard acquired the estate in 1898 and a stud complex was added to the property to support the Howard family interest of breeding and racing horses.Please explore my ebay shop for more antique prints. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 17.99 GBP

Location: Marlow

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