1785 Antique Print; Bermondsey Abbey, London after Francis Grose

Description: On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print "The Abbey of Bermondsey, Surry.", now within London. DATE PRINTED: c.1790. The view was originally drawn in 1756 (date given in the text), and engraved in 1785 (dated on the view) and printed 1787 or soon afterwards. SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 16 x 11.5 cm (6.25 x 4.5 inches) plus margins with a blank back. ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Drawn by Francis Grose and engraved by Richard Bernard Godfrey (b. 1728), published by Samuel Hooper, Ludgate Hill, London. PROVENANCE: This print was published in "The Antiquities of England and Wales", by Francis Grose. Francis Grose (1731–1791) was an antiquary and lexicographer, of Swiss extraction. He published Antiquities of England and Wales (1773–87), which was well received, and thereafter, in 1789, set out on an antiquarian tour through Scotland, the fruit of which was Antiquity of Scotland (1789–91). He afterwards undertook a similar expedition to Ireland, but died suddenly at Dublin. TYPE: Antique copper 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 paper is subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. 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. POSTAGE / SHIPPING COSTS: I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Bermondsey Abbey was an English Benedictine monastery. Most widely known as an 11th-century foundation, it had a precursor mentioned in the early eighth century, and was centred on what is now Bermondsey Square, the site of Bermondsey Market, Bermondsey, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast London, England. A monastery is known to have existed at Bermondsey before 715 AD, when it was a Surrey colony of the important Mercian monastery of Medeshamstede, later known as Peterborough. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII, the abbey was handed over by the last abbot to the king. Henry granted the property and its lands to Sir Robert Southwell. Southwell sold the buildings to Sir Thomas Pope, founder of Trinity College, Oxford. Sir Thomas broke up the abbey, pulling down a number of buildings and erecting a house on the property. The house at Bermondsey is in Southwark across the Thames from London, and had been erected by Sir Thomas Pope on the site of the dissolved Bermondsey Abbey, and had incorporated several of the abbey buildings. Neither the house nor the Abbey still stand. By 1822, The Morning Post reported that all that remained was 'a solitary fragment or two of stone wall, in what is called King John's Court, together with a few old buildings' Please explore my ebay shop for more antique prints. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 6.99 GBP

Location: Marlow

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