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Skelton's Etchings of the Antiquities of Bristol
From Original Sketches by the late Hugh O'Neill, and other artists.
by Joseph Skelton
BRISTOL: DAVEY AND MUSKETT, BROAD STREET;
LONDON: LONGMAN, REES, ORME, BROWN, AND GREEN
printed circa 1825
Original etchings over 175 years old!
Sheet size: approximately 12 x 15.5 inches
Most plates have some foxing, mainly outside of image area. Please click on thumbnails for enlarged view.
Joseph Skelton (1785-ca.1850) was an antiquary and topographer. Although, as the title suggests, Hugh O'Neill was the primary illustrator for this work, some of the images were, in fact, drawn by Joseph Skelton. However, O'Neill died the same year that this work was published and the title could merely have been a dedication to him.
Hugh O'Neill (1784-1824) was an illustrator, topographer and son of an architect. He was born on April 26th 1784 at Lascelles Place, Bloomsbury, London, England. He was articled to Dr. Thomas Monro and in 1803 he won a Society of Arts Silver Palette. He became a drawing master in the cities of Edinburgh, Oxford, Bristol and Bath. He died in Bristol on April 7th 1824 just before his 40th birthday.
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| PLATE XLIV |
West End of Redcliff Church, from the Wharf on Redcliff Back |
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$55 |
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| PLATE XLV |
Chimney Piece, in the House of Messrs. Franklyn & Co on the Back |
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| PLATE XLIX |
The Transepts of Redcliffe Church |
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| PLATE L |
Plan of the Royal Pentagonal Fort built on the North West side of Bristol by Prince Rupert, and the City, in 1643-4 |
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| PLATE LII |
Entrance Door of the Drawing Room at Messrs. Franklyn's on the Back |
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| PLATE LIII |
Altar Screen in the North Aisle of Bristol Cathedral |
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$35 |
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| PLATE LV |
View of the Birth-place (in Red Cross Street, Bristol) of Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A. |
some foxing |
$45 |
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| PLATE LVI |
Chapter House in Bristol Cathedral |
foxing |
$25 |
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Bastion of the City Wall, leading from Union Street to the Pithay |
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$40 |
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Canyng's Chapel, or Masonic Hall, Redcliff Street |
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Entrance to the Crypt of St. Nicholas Church. Drawn during the alterations in 1822. |
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