On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) scarce antique print "Hardwicke House, the Seat of Philip Lybbe Powys Esq.", Oxfordshire. A good size and impressive print.
DATE PRINTED: 1827, dated on the print.
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 28.5 x 21.5 cm (11.25 x 8.5 inches) plus margins with a blank back (large).
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: The plate was based on a drawing by Frederick Mackenzie (1787-1854) and John Willis, engraved by the eminent engraver and publisher Joseph John Skelton (1783–1871) and Henry Winkles.
PROVENANCE: Published in 'Skelton's Engraved Illustrations of the Principal Antiquities of Oxfordshire, from Original Drawings By F. Mackenzie accompanied with Descriptive and Historical Notices', by Skelton, Joseph. The work was issued in 13 parts between 1823 and 1827 by J. Skelton, Magdalen Bridge, Oxford.
TYPE: Antique 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: Hardwick House is a historic Elizabethan manor overlooking the River Thames in the parish of Whitchurch. The house and its surrounding estate are privately owned. In the early 16th century an earlier Saxon building vanished when a Tudor mansion now known as Hardwick, was built over it. In 1527, the Estate was purchased by Richard Lybbe, a wealthy landowner, whose descendants would own Hardwick for the next 203 years.
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