Naples, from the West

Reference: S38418
Author James HAKEWILL
Year: 1820 ca.
Zone: Naples
Printed: London
Measures: 290 x 225 mm
€150.00

Reference: S38418
Author James HAKEWILL
Year: 1820 ca.
Zone: Naples
Printed: London
Measures: 290 x 225 mm
€150.00

Description

View taken from A Pictoresque Tour of Italy, from drawings made in 1816-17 by James Hakewill, published in London, 1820.

Copperplate, finely hand-coloured, very good condition.

James HAKEWILL (1778–1843)

Was an English architect, best known for his illustrated publications. In 1816–17 he travelled in Italy, and on his return published in parts ‘A Picturesque Tour of Italy,’ in which some of his own drawings were finished into pictures for engraving by J. M. W. Turner.

James HAKEWILL (1778–1843)

Was an English architect, best known for his illustrated publications. In 1816–17 he travelled in Italy, and on his return published in parts ‘A Picturesque Tour of Italy,’ in which some of his own drawings were finished into pictures for engraving by J. M. W. Turner.