Ancient Building Taken Down In The Village Of Wargrave 1827 [Original Antique Engraving]

Oxford (1827?), 1827. Original Antique Engraving . Single Sheet. Near Fine. 18 1/4" x 11 1/2. Original Engraving,8 7/8" X 11 1/4". One Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Rare. "John Whessell Was Both An Engraver And Painter Of Some Ability. Since He Engraved Many Of His Own Paintings, A Superior Skill In The Former Department May Have 'Improved' Any Faults He May Have Had In Oils... Whessell Seems To Have Lived In London For Most Of His Life... Principally As An Engraver, But Also As A Painter, Whessell Must Have Been A Successful Artist During His Life, Of Which We Know So Little." (Lane: British Racing Prints P.182). John Whessell Lived For Some Time In Oxford, England And Was Active As A Printmaker Between 1760 And 1820 And Was Thought To Have Died In London Around 1823. He Engraved Works After Gainsborough, Morland, Stubbs, Stothard And Others And Was Noted For His Engravings Of Horses, Primarily Using Stipple. He Engraved Boultbee's "Durham Ox" And Other Cattle Portraits. However, This Print Indicates He Was Still Active At Leat In 1827.