William Daniell aquatints of Kirkcudbrightshire

William Daniell aquatints of Kirkcudbrightshire

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William Daniell (1769 - 1837)
Kirkcudbrightshire, a set of 4, comprising: Kirkcudbright; Creetown; Cardoness Castle; Near Carsleith Galloway
hand coloured aquatint
published by Longman & Daniell, 1816
22.5cm x 30cm (the plate)
26cm x 33cm (the largest frame, the others slightly smaller)
(4)

framed and glazed in near uniform black and gilt frames

The complete set of the Kirkcidbrightshire plates from Daniell’s A Voyage Round Great Britain, published in parts 1814-1825. Daniell’s aquatint engravings of Scotland are widely acknowledged as some of the finest ever produced.