Littleham Chuch Devon c1842 picturesque view by William Spreat lithotint print drawn from buying nature and on stone unique gift now St Margarets

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Littleham Chuch Devon c1842 picturesque view by William Spreat lithotint print drawn from buying nature and on stone unique gift now St Margarets,

Rare original Antique Lithotint on India Paper "Littleham Church" Devonshire by William Spreat.

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Product code: Littleham Chuch Devon c1842 picturesque view by William Spreat lithotint print drawn from buying nature and on stone unique gift now St Margarets

Rare original Antique Lithotint on India Paper "Littleham Church" Devonshire by William Spreat from Spreat's Churches of Devon. Drawn from Nature and on stone by William Spreat. Printed by Charles Hullmandel c1842. India paper laid on heavey wove paper as original published. Some light fox spot staining to wove paper margin, engraved image remains good. Approx Reduced Sheet Size: 13" x 9.5" (330mm x 20mm) Suitable for Mount & Framing.

William Spreat's Picturesque sketches of the churches of Devon published with descriptive letterpress in 18 parts by the artist in Exeter was completed in 1842. It contained a lithograph title vignette and 74 other lithographs or lithotints by Spreat. William Spreat (1816-1897) was a British painter, engraver, lithographer, and publisher, active in Exeter in Devon, England in 1840s-1860s. The 1840s saw a renewed interest in historic buildings, particularly churches, and as a result many smaller communities were now represented in published images.

Hullmandel, Charles Joseph: Major lithographic printer and publisher in London, where born to French parents and trained as an artist. Met Senefelder in Munich in 1817, opened press in London in 1818. Responsible for numerous technical developments, including lithotint and colour printing. In partnership with Joseph Fowell Walton from about 1845; the imprint Hullmandel & Walton continued in use until about 1860.

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