Plate IV  "Central Compartment of a Mosaic Pavement at Horkstow"

Original aquatint engraving taken from Samuel Lysons' An Account of Roman Antiquities discovered at Woodchester... published in 1791. Lysons (1763-1819) was a man of many talents. He was a respected barrister, the Keeper of the Tower of London Records, an antiquities scholar, as well as a talented engraver and publisher. His large folio volume documented  in thirty four hand colored aquatints the antiquities discovered in Woodchester, Glouchestershire. The 18th century excavation at Woodchester revealed the remains of a magnificent Roman villa. Lysons' engravings detail sections of the mosaic floor called the "Great Pavement."

22.5" x 29.75" sheet size. Hand colored aquatint engraving with full untrimmed margins. Clean impression, excellent original condition.