On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print "Coughton Court, Warwickshire."
DATE PRINTED: 1820, dated on the print.
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 13 x 10.5 cm, 5.25 x 4.25 inches (small) plus margins.
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Engraved by William Radclyffe from an original study by John Preston Neale. John Preston Neale (1780–1847) was an English architectural and landscape draughtsman. Much of his work was drawn, although he produced the occasional watercolour or oil painting. His drawings were used on a regular basis by engravers. William Radclyffe (20 October 1783 – 29 December 1855) was an English engraver and painter.
PROVENANCE: Published in “Views Of The Seats Of Noblemen And Gentlemen, In England, Wales, Scotland, And Ireland." by Neale, J. P. Published in London. The first series commenced in 1818 and was followed by a second series in 1824. A final and more common re-issue occurred in 1829-1831 in which many of the earlier plates were re-touched. The images from the earlier series are sharper and more desirable.
TYPE: Antique steel 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 paper is 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: Coughton Court is an English Tudor country house, situated on the main road between Studley and Alcester in Warwickshire. It is a Grade I listed building. The house has a long crenellated façade directly facing the main road, at the centre of which is the Tudor Gatehouse, dating from after 1536; this has hexagonal turrets and oriel windows in the English Renaissance style. The Gatehouse is the oldest part of the house and is flanked by later wings, in the Strawberry Hill Gothic style, popularised by Horace Walpole.
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