Scotland GLEN CROE LOCH LOMOND Trossachs National Park, 1835 Art Print Engraving

Description: GLENCROE BETWEEN LOCH LONG AND CAIRN DHU Artist: T. Allom ____________ Engraver: G. Richardson Note: the title in the table above is printed below the engraving CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE 19th CENTURY DECORATIVE LANDSCAPE & TOPOGRAPHICAL PRINTS LIKE THIS !! PRINT DATE: This lithograph was printed by George Virtue & co. of London in 1838; it is not a modern reproduction in any way. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 10 1/2 inches by 7 1/2 inches including white borders, actual scene is 4 5/8 inches by 7 1/8 inches. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is excellent. Bright and clean. Blank on reverse. Paper is quality woven rag stock. SHIPPING: Buyer to pay shipping, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail unless otherwise specified. Details on payment will be in an email after auction closes. THIS PRINT IS FROM THE LATE 1830s & IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION IN ANY WAY! ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION OF PRINT: "Continuing our route towards Loch-long, the eye and mind are continually refreshed by a succession of wild and romantic landscapes, which open and shut at almost every turn of the road, and present the most inviting subjects for the pencil. At the head of Loch-fine, the road winds gently through Glentinglas, a fine pastoral valley, watered by a beautiful stream, and encircled by green hills that rise in smooth acclivities to a great height, and then, throwing off their verdant mantle, terminate in crests of naked rock. Crossing the Kinglas, the road bends off to the right, and winding through an interval in the hills into Glenlochan, opens on the celebrated Pass of Glencroe, which, in its prominent features, bears a close resemblance to that of Glencoe. On one hand, the mountains present a range of noble precipices of mingled, dark, overhanging rock, interspersed with patches of green pasture, and terminated by a bold, sharp, and serrated outline. The descent through Glencroe is rapid; but for those who come in the opposite direction, it is a toilsome march. By the wayside is a semicircular stone seat, erected at the summit of the pass, bearing the inscription, " Rest, and be thankful "-an exhortation which commemorates its formation in 1748, by the military then occupying the pass. Twenty years later, it was repaired by the twenty-third regiment, as recorded in the same inscription. This road, though in general well made, is injudiciously laid down, and on that account, it has been proposed to form a new line from the head of Loch-long, in a more northern direction, and thereby obviate the necessity of passing through Glencroe. But, without a parliamentary grant, this very desirable improvement must fall to the ground. " BIOGRAPHY OF ARTIST AND HISTORY OF THIS PRINT: Thomas Allom, painter and architect, (1804-1872) was born in London, England on 13th March 1804. He was articled to Francis Goodwin, an architect in 1819. He was to become a founder member of the R.I.B.A. (Royal Institute of British Architects - which is still the premier institution today). He is best know for his topographical drawings, so many of which were engraved on steel & appeared in many of the travel books of the time. He travelled extensively, not just in the UK & Europe, but further afield, covering such countries as Turkey & China. Collections of his work can be found in the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum. Allom worked mostly for the Fisher, Son & Co. publishing house of London, but during the late 1830s completed several sketches of the landscape and architecture scenery of Scotland for publisher George Virtue & Co. Allom traveled throughout the Scottish countryside, visiting the cities, towns and parishes, lochs and glens; recording with paint and brush the scenic views of the country. His works of Scotland are all dated between 1834-1838. Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, etching, heliogravure, lithograph, photogravure etc. are ALL prints on paper, and NOT blocks of steel or wood. "ENGRAVINGS" is the term commonly used for these paper prints that were created from a master plate, and were the most common method in the 1700s and 1800s for illustrating old books. These paper prints or "engravings" were inserted into the book with a tissue guard or onion skin frontis to protect them from transferring the image to the opposite page. These prints were usually on much thicker quality woven rag stock paper, although many were also printed and issued as loose stand alone lithographs. So this auction is for an antique paper print(s), probably from an old book, of very high quality and usually on very thick rag stock paper. A NOSTALGIC VIEW OF SCOTTISH SCENERY !

Price: 7.99 USD

Location: New Providence, New Jersey

End Time: 2025-01-22T14:07:54.000Z

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