£37.50
Shaugh Bridge Bickleigh Vale Devon Engraving Thomas Allom 1837
An original 1837 engraving of Shaugh Bridge, Bickleigh Vale, Devonshire, drawn by Thomas Allom and engraved by M J Starling. It measures 6.25” wide by 4” high.
The picturesque wooded valley near Shaugh Prior on the edge of Dartmoor was a favourite subject for Romantic-era artists and tourists.
A lovely early Victorian view and a fine antique engraving for collectors of Devon and West Country topography.
Condition: V Good, vlcr, a few tiny foxing marks on the edge
Did you know?
- Shaugh Bridge stands near the meeting of the River Plym and the River Meavy.
- Thomas Allom was both an architect and a prolific topographical artist, and was a founder member of what became the Royal Institute of British Architects.
- Allom’s drawings illustrated many popular travel books of the 1830s and 1840s, from Britain to China and Constantinople.
SKU: T02830
