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Yorkshire Brantingham Thorpe Mansion Hunter COLOR PRINT fine art print " FO Morris antique prints colored engravings circa 1870s ANTIQUE COLOR PRINT Title: BRANTINGHAM-THORPE 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: Some brown spots on the marginal area, from age, otherwise in Excellent Condition. The colors are brilliant, rich and bright. Reverse side is blank and printed on heavier quality paper. From the old descriptive: BRANTINGHAM-THORPE, NEAR BROUGH, YORKSHIRE. - SYKES. Brantingham Thorpe stands on a high terrace commanding a most extensive and beautiful view of the course of the river Humber for more than twenty miles, and of the Vale of York, broken by the towns of Howden and Selby, the spire of Heminborough, and on the opposite side of the river the wooded hills of Lincolnshire. - The present house, a long uneven structure of grey stone, broken by gables and balustrades, is of various dates. The porch and the centre of the house date from Elizabeth's reign, during which one Anthony Smetheby, "Dominus de Brantingham," as he is described on a brass plate in the Church, bearing his arms, lived and died there, A.D. 1574. His daughters and co-heiresses married into the Sotheby, of Birdsall, and the Ellerker families. The house was added to by the late owner, Captain Shawe, and largely increased by the present proprietor. 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. . Some of the family names mentioned are: Walter Sykes, William Sykes, Daniel Sykes, Sir Christopher Sykes, Sir Tatton Sykes. N° de ref. del artículo 6079
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