On offer : an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) 1836 print of "Dieppe", France. A view taken from the beach looking towards the castle.
DATE PRINTED: 1847 (first published in 1836 but here from a slightly later 1847 printing).
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 14 x 10.5 cm, 5.5 x 4.25 inches (small) plus margins.
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Drawn by C. Stanfield RA and engraved by W. B. Cooke. William Bernard Cooke (1778 – 2 August 1855), was an English line engraver. Clarkson Frederick Stanfield RA (3 December 1793 – 18 May 1867) was a prominent English marine painter; he is often though inaccurately called William Clarkson Stanfield. He was born at Sunderland, the son of James Field Stanfield (1749–1824) an Irish-born author, actor and former seaman.
PROVENANCE: Published in 'Stanfield's Coast scenery : a series of picturesque views in the British channel and on the coast of France' , by Smith, Elder & Co, Cornhill, London 1836. Here from a slightly later 1847 issue.
TYPE: Antique steel 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: Dieppe is a coastal community in the Arrondissement of Dieppe in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. A port on the English Channel, at the mouth of the Arques river, famous for its scallops, and with a regular ferry service to Newhaven in England, Dieppe also has a popular pebbled beach, a 15th-century castle and the churches of Saint-Jacques and Saint-Remi. The mouth of the Scie river lies in the Canton of Dieppe-Ouest at Hautot-sur-Mer. The castle, Château de Dieppe, which survived the 1694 bombardment, is now a museum and exhibition space, with a strong maritime collection. A rich collection of 17th- and 18th-century ivory carvings, including lacy folding fans, for which Dieppe was known, and the furnishings and papers of Camille Saint-Saëns. The castle's interior courtyard is picturesque.
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