Printed by C. Clarke: For S. Hooper, London

Ruined abbeys, castles and palaces recorded for Francis Grose's survey of British antiquities fill these prints, published b...

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Ruined abbeys, castles and palaces recorded for Francis Grose's survey of British antiquities fill these prints, published by S. Hooper in the 1780s and printed by C. Clarke. Leicester Abbey, Llanthony, Abergavenny Castle, the bishop's palace at Lincoln and the Roman tower at Caerleon come from several counties, reflecting the national scope of Grose's enterprise, so a shared interest in ruins binds them more closely than geography. The imprint of printer and publisher defines the group, rather than a single artist or county.

Ruined abbeys, castles and palaces recorded for Francis Grose's survey of British antiquities fill these prints, published by S. Hooper in the 1780s and printed by C. Clarke. Leicester Abbey, Llanthony, Abergavenny Castle, the bishop's palace at Lincoln and the Roman tower at Caerleon come from several counties, reflecting the national scope of Grose's enterprise, so a shared interest in ruins binds them more closely than geography. The imprint of printer and publisher defines the group, rather than a single artist or county.

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