The South-East View of Wardour Castle, in the County of Wilts, 1739

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series Title

Buck's Antiquities, vol. II (London, 1774)

Medium

engraving on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 19.3 × 37.2 cm (7 5/8 × 14 5/8 in.)

sheet: 28.9 × 45.8 cm (11 3/8 × 18 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother, Donald J. Vogler

Catalogue Raisonné

Le Blanc 1854 - 1888: no. 1 (series)

Accession Number

2018.35.2

Artists / Makers

Samuel Buck (artist) British, 1696 - 1779

Nathaniel Buck (artist) British, active c. 1724 - after 1753

Image Use

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Inscription

upper center in plate: THE SOUT EAST VIEW OF WARDOUR CASTLE IN THE COUNTY OF WILTS.; lower center in plate: To the Right Hon.ble HENRY ARUNDELL, Lord Arundell. / of Wardour and teh Count of the Sacred Roman Empire- / Proprietor of these Remains. / This Prospect is humbly inscrib'd by / his Lordship's most obed.t Servt. / Sam.l & Nath.l Buck; WARDOUR was of old a beautiful Castle... / a Lady of Thomas Ld. Arundell held this Castle out a WEek with 25 men / against the Parliament Army. / S & N Buck del. et sc. 1732 / 317

Provenance

Donald Vogler; gitt to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Vogler, Thomas

Bibliography

1854: Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels: no. 1 (series)