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Worsley Hall Stately Mansion Lancashire Color Print fine art print " FO Morris antique prints colored engravings circa 1870s ANTIQUE COLOR PRINT Title: WORSLEY HALL Approximate Image Size: 5 X 7 1/2 inches Approximate Overall Size: 8 X 10 1/2 inches Brilliant color print. Printed and engraved by by B. Fawcett, Driffield. This beautiful attractive colour plate originates from and is one of a Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of The Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britian and Ireland as presented by F. O. Morris. A greater proportion of the drawings which originated from the publication were by Alexander F. Lydon, and printed from coloured wood-blocks using the Baxter process by Benjamin Fawcett. Published by William Mackenzie, Ludgate Hill, Edinburgh and Dublin CONDITION: Mild smudges on marginal area only, otherwise in Very Good Condition. The colors are brilliant, rich and bright. Reverse side is blank and printed on heavier quality paper. Excerpt from the old descriptive: NEAR MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE. - EARL OF ELLESMERE. One of the Crusaders, one of the earliest of them, by name Elias, or Eliseus, the founder of the family of Worsley, is recorded to have held the manor of Workeslegh, or Workedlegh, so early as the time of the Conquest. - The family of the Earl of Ellesmere deduces its descent, in the male line, through the family of the Duke of Sutherland, - Worsley Hall, the present house is a stately mansion built of brick, and stands on high ground which not only overlooks the extensive park attached to it, but commands a view of no fewer than seven counties. - It was built by Francis, Duke of Brigewater, about the middle o fht last century. - The old hall. A copy of the circa 1870s full descriptive, which covers some wonderful landscape history and some genealogy information will be We do have more than 1 in stock of some of these so the image shown may be a stock photo, so please do contact us with any concerns about condition. We will also let you know if there's any major defect before shipping. ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT HIGH DPI RESOLUTION, PLEASE EMAIL FOR INFO. N° de ref. del artículo 6077
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