Samuel Sparrow

Raby Castle, Durham

Samuel Sparrow's "Raby Castle, Durham" is an original engraving created for Francis Grose's "The Antiquities of England and Wales" published by Samuel Hooper in 1775.

Raby Castle, Durham: "Ever since the reign of James I this Castle hath belonged to the ancient family of the Vanes, ennobled July 8, Anno 1699, when Sir Christopher Vane was created a Baron of this realm, by the title of Lord Bernard, of Bernard Castle. He was succeeded in his estates and honours by his eldest son Gilbert, whose son Henry was created Viscount Bernard and Earl of Darlington, April 3, 1754. His son Henry, second Earl of Darlington, is the present proprietor of this noble edifice, the situation of which, in a park beautifully admitting a view of the deer, is rather pastoral than romantic; being on the side of a vast amphitheatre of country, which affords a prospect of a rich cultivation, terminated to the west and east by distant hills, and to the south by an extended plain, exhibiting that freedom now so much pursued in rural speculations. On the other hand, the nearer parts of the horizon are charmingly verged by plantations raised by the present noble owner, who in every part of a very extended property gives the highest proofs of his attention and taste. Although the surrounding country boasts not much of the marvelous and sublime in Nature, yet the deficiency of such objects seems amply supplied, in another style, by the growing elegance of every reform, where convenience, profit, and order, are happily blended."

Francis Grose

Original Engraving by the British artist, Samuel Sparrow.

#16- Raby Castle, Durham

View other Original Engravings from Francis Grose's "The Antiquities of England and Wales".

"The Antiquities of England and Wales"
#	Title & Artist	Artist Info	Date	Medium	-
01.-	Bedford Bridge by Richard Godfrey	Richard Godfrey (London, born, 1728)	1772	Original Engraving
02.-	Beeston Castle, Cheshire by Benjamin Thomas Pouncy	Benjamin Thomas Pouncy (London, Died, 1799)	1773	Original Engraving
03.-	Bernard's Castle in the Bishoprick of Durham by Richard Godfrey	Richard Godfrey (London, born, 1728)	1776	Original Engraving	Sold
04.-	Bustleham, Bysham-Montague, or, Bysham Monastery, Berkshire by Richard Godfrey	Richard Godfrey (London, born, 1728)	1775	Original Engraving	Sold
05.-	Cambridge Castle by Richard Godfrey	Richard Godfrey (London, born, 1728)	1772	Original Engraving
06.-	Carlisle Castle, Cumberland by Samuel Sparrow	Samuel Sparrow (British, 18th century artist)	1775	Original Engraving
07.-	Chester Castle by Drawaza	Drawaza (British, Active 18th Century)	1772	Original Engraving
08.-	Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire by Pierre Charles Canot	Pierre Charles Canot (Paris, 1710 - London, 1777)	1772	Original Engraving
09.-	Dunnington Castle, Berkshire by Richard Godfrey	Richard Godfrey (London, born, 1728)	1772	Original Engraving	Sold
10.-	Durham Castle by Richard Godfrey	Richard Godfrey (London, born, 1728)	1774	Original Engraving
11.-	Finchale Priory, in the Bishoprick of Durham by Samuel Sparrow	Samuel Sparrow (British, 18th century artist)	1775	Original Engraving
12.-	Goatshead, or, Gateshide Monastery, Durham by Richard Godfrey	Richard Godfrey (London, born, 1728)	1774	Original Engraving
13.-	Lanercost Priory, Cumberland by Samuel Sparrow	Samuel Sparrow (British, 18th century artist)	1775	Original Engraving
14.-	Naworth Castle, Cumberland, Plate II by Samuel Sparrow	Samuel Sparrow (British, 18th century artist)	1774	Original Engraving
15.-	Netherhall, Essex by Adam Smith	Adam Smith (Exhibited, London, 1768 - 1770)	1775	Original Engraving
16.-	Raby Castle, Durham by Samuel Sparrow	Samuel Sparrow (British, 18th century artist)	1775	Original Engraving
17-	Rougemont Castle, Exeter, Devonshire by Samuel Sparrow	Samuel Sparrow (British, 18th century artist)	1772	Original Engraving
18.-	St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire by Richard Godfrey	Richard Godfrey (London, born, 1728)	1774	Original Engraving	Sold
19.-	St. Briavel's Castle, Gloucestershire by Samuel Sparrow	Samuel Sparrow (British, 18th century artist)	1775	Original Engraving
20.-	Stivecle, or Stukeley Church, Buckinghamshire by Richard Godfrey	Richard Godfrey (London, born, 1728)	1776	Original Engraving
21.-	The Monastery of St. Bees, Cumberland by Samuel Sparrow	Samuel Sparrow (British, 18th century artist)	1775	Original Engraving
22.-	The Monastery of Jarrow, or Gyrwi, Durham by Samuel Sparrow	Samuel Sparrow (British, 18th century artist)	1775	Original Engraving
23.-	Whitton Castle, Durham by Richard Godfrey	Richard Godfrey (London, born, 1728)	1774	Original Engraving

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Title:	Raby Castle, Durham
Engraver:	Sparrow, Samuel (British, 18th century artist)
Date:	1775
Medium:	Original Engraving
Publisher:	Samuel Hooper, Ludgate Hill, London
Note:	Samuel Sparrow: An eighteenth century British architectural etcher and engraver, Samuel Sparrow was extensively commissioned by the publishers, particularly for plates depicting antiquities in Cumberland, Durham and Essex, such as this original engraving depicting Raby Castle, Durham.
	Francis Grose's "The Antiquities of England and Wales": An eminent English antiquary, Francis Grose (1731-1791) first served as a paymaster in the Surrey militia. His book-keeping methods, however, were less than stellar and after losing a considerable sum of money he turned to authoring works on heraldry and antiquities. His first and best known publication, "The Antiquities of England and Wales", was published in parts beginning in 1773 and was completed fifteen years later in 1787. Both for its fine scholarship and accurately rendered engravings, the work became a cornerstone for early English architecture and cultural study. The volumes were published in London by Samuel Hooper. Both Grose and Hooper also designed some of the plates and commissioned such engravers as Francis Jukes (1745-1812), Benjamin Pouncy, Richard Godfrey, Adam Smith, Samuel Sparrow and others to work upon the project. "Raby Castle, Durham" was engraved by Samuel Sparrow in 1775 and was published by Samuel Hooper, Ludgate Hill, London for Francis Grose's "The Antiquities of England and Wales".
	In 1789 Francis Grose set out for Scotland in order to create a similar work for that country. "The Antiquities of Scotland" was completed in 1790 and published the following year. In the summer of 1789 Grose met the Scottish poet, Robert Burns, and the two authors became close friends. Other principal books by Francis Grose are "A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons" (1785), "A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue" (1785), "A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs and Popular Superstitions" (1788) and "Rules for Drawing Caricatures" (1788).
	Raby Castle, Durham: "Ever since the reign of James I this Castle hath belonged to the ancient family of the Vanes, ennobled July 8, Anno 1699, when Sir Christopher Vane was created a Baron of this realm, by the title of Lord Bernard, of Bernard Castle. He was succeeded in his estates and honours by his eldest son Gilbert, whose son Henry was created Viscount Bernard and Earl of Darlington, April 3, 1754. His son Henry, second Earl of Darlington, is the present proprietor of this noble edifice." * Francis Grose
Source:	The Antiquities of England and Wales
Size:	4 3/4 X 6 3/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Buy Now	Price: $225.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon eighteenth century hand-made, laid paper and with large margins as published in London on the above date. Apart from faint foxing in the outer margins, this original engraving entitled, "Raby Castle, Durham" is in excellent condition throughout and represents a prime example of the historically important art of "The Antiquities of England and Wales".
Subject:	Samuel Sparrow, Raby Castle, Durham, Vane Family, Earl of Darlington, Lord Bernard, Baron, Pastoral, Nature.
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