Castle Acre Castle, Norfolk

Creator

Thomas Hearne

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Creation Date

1800

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

1.9 x 2.6, 7 x 7.5 (in frame)

Credit Line

Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015

Accession Number

2015.32

Provenance

Att. Book, Antiquities of Great Britain, prints from drawings by Thomas Hearne, engraved by William Byrne, published by Hearne and Byrne, London, 1786; published 1786-1807.

Creator Biography

Thomas Hearne, British, born in Marshfield, Gloucester, 1744-1817.

Description

In this hand colored print, two figures stand at the foot of a hill surrounded by the stone ruins of Castle Acre Castle.