{"product_id":"enm-2373-antique-framed-engraving","title":"Antique Wales Landscape Engraving, Lampeter College, Circa 1830","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA man in a red coat with a gun and his dogs sit in the grass in the foreground while St. David's College, Lampeter, spreads out below the Welsh hills behind them. This is a colored engraving after a drawing by Henry Gastineau, issued in his Wales Illustrated series around 1830, only a few years after the college opened in 1827. The whole scene is small, but sky, hills, dogs, and building all get their space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Artist | After Henry Gastineau. Engraver unidentified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Signature | Unsigned, which is usual for topographical plates of this kind. Title printed below the image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Medium | Colored engraving on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | St. David's College, Lampeter, Cardiganshire, with a man and hunting dogs in the foreground\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Age | Circa 1830\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame Size | 8.75 in. W x 6.75 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Format | Horizontal landscape, under glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame | Black frame with a gilt beaded inner edge, later than the print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Support | Paper, window mat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe paper has toned to a soft brown yellow with age. I see no spotting or foxing anywhere on the sheet. The color looks even through the glass, and the engraved lines are clear. The mat is clean in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe print has not been removed from its frame, so the paper edges, platemark, and any publisher's imprint are not visible, and the sheet is described as seen through the glass and mat. The frame is later than the print, with a hardboard back, paper tape, and staples. The black finish and gilt edge are in good order for age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636990181654,"sku":"ENM-2373- C","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October_2026-11856.jpg?v=1791302751","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/enm-2373-antique-framed-engraving","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}