Pl. 38 "Newnham Court, In Oxfordshire the Seat of the RIght Honourable Earl Harcourt"

Charming hand-colored engraving published as an illustration to William Angus's The Seats of the Nobility and Gentry in Great Britain and Wales, published in London between 1787 and 1807.  With its accompanying text which describes the situation and grounds of the manor, "The extensive and beautiful lawn, the fine park..., and the sloping woods, with the gentle River, and verdant Meadows, form altogether one of them most delightful scenes that Imagination can have any Idea or, Fancy paint."

8 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches sheet
Copperplate engraving with modern hand-color.