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ONE OF MY FAVORITES... FROM MY STUDY...I HAVE HAD THIS FOR YEARS... an 1802 view of Dartmouth Castle. This is quality wall art and a true collectible from the 1802 English Naval Chronicle. 

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Features Dartmouth Castle protecting the seacoast. A 3 mast ship is faint on the horizon and a crew of sailors are rowing out from shore. 

apparently this art view was published in the Naval Chronicle vol 8 in 1802 by J. Gold "stipple engraving by Wells after W. Hodges".  

I don't know the printing process available 200 years ago but the paper texture that this was engraved on and the applied color looks like the color was done by hand like an applied water color technique.  I can just envision a c1802 studio where these engravings are being produced and hand colored. This is a little work of art. 

William Hodges, R. A. : William Hodges RA (28 October 1744 – 6 March 1797) was an English painter.[1] He was a member of James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and is best known for the sketches and paintings of locations he visited on that voyage, including Table Bay, Tahiti, Easter Island, New Zealand, Dusky Sound and the Antarctic.

Ready to display on a small easel or hang on the wall.  This view is 220 years old and has been professionally matted and framed sometime after 1962 (based on the label which has a zipcode).
There is a faint water stain in the right edge (see photo) but it is not disfiguring and I see no tears or repairs.

printed in the engraving , below the view, W Hodges R.A. del  on the left
Pub Dec 1, 1802 J. Gold Shoe Lane in the center
Wells Sculpt on the right

colorized engraving... this is in a vintage frame (professionally framed in Denver Colorado)
Frame 13.5" x 9.75"
mat opening 9" x 5.5"


From the net:
The castle was neglected at the start of the 18th century, and a survey in 1715 reported that it was in a "ruinous condition" and that none of its artillery had been adequately maintained.[31] A renewed threat from France prompted fresh work: in 1741, Lamberd's Bulwarke was strengthened, and in 1748 the government then renamed the bulwark the Grand Battery, transforming it into a two-tiered platform armed with twelve guns.[32] The older parts of the castle were retained by the town and used primarily for accommodation and storage.[33] The port of Dartmouth began to decline in importance, however, with nearby Plymouth taking over much of its former trade.[34]

Title: Castle and Harbor, Dartmouth, England
Caption: "Dartmouth Castle and Harbour." Stipple engraving by Wells after W. Hodges. Published in the "Naval Chronicle," vol. 8, 1802, by J. Gold, London.
Description:
Catalog #: NH 66004
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Engraving by Wells, after W. Hodges.