Engraving from Whitaker's 'History of Richmondshire'
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1820 (engraved)
1820 (engraved)
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Line engraving on copper, printed on paper, depicting a waterfall called Aysgarth Force
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Materials and techniques | Line engraving on copper |
Brief description | Engraving by J. Scott entitled 'Aysgarth Force', after a drawing by J. M. W. Turner to illustrate Thomas Dunham Whitaker's book 'An history of Richmondshire, in the North riding of the county of York : together with those parts of the Everwicschire of Domesday which form the wapentakes of Lonsdale, Ewecross, and Westmoreland'. Great Britain, 1820. |
Physical description | Line engraving on copper, printed on paper, depicting a waterfall called Aysgarth Force |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Horace Mummery |
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Bibliographic reference | Aysgarth Force is a waterfall in Yorkshire where the River Ure tumbles over a series of broad, shallow terraces for over a mile. |
Other number | R179 - Rawlinson number (Mummery Bequest) |
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Accession number | E.2795-1946 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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