On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print "Dudley Castle, Staffordshire". A view across the court yard towards the Keep.
DATE PRINTED: 1830
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 17 x 12 cm (6.5 x 4.75 inches) plus margins with a blank back (medium).
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Engraved by the Birmingham engraver Thomas Wrighton. Drawn by the Irish artist Frederick Calvert (c.1785-c.1845).
PROVENANCE: This print was published in "Picturesque Views.... in Staffordshire from Original Drawings Taken Expressly for This Work By Mr Frederick Calvert....". Published in 1830. Published by William Emans, Birmingham.
TYPE: Antique steel plate engraving printed on paper.
VERSO: There is nothing on the reverse 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.
POSTAGE / SHIPPING COSTS: I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Dudley Castle is a ruined fortification in the town of Dudley, West Midlands, England. Originally a wooden motte and bailey castle built soon after the Norman Conquest, it was rebuilt as a stone fortification during the twelfth century but subsequently demolished on the orders of King Henry II. Rebuilding of the castle took place from the second half of the thirteenth century and culminated in the construction of a range of buildings within the fortifications by John Dudley. The fortifications were sleighted by order of Parliament during the English Civil War and the residential buildings destroyed by fire in 1750. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century the site was used for fêtes and pageants. Today Dudley Zoo is located in its grounds.
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