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C1803
The Cape of Good Hope.
Artist:
Vincent Woodthorpe (1764? - 1822)
Early view of Table Bay with the Castle of Good Hope in the foreground.
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Full Title:
The Cape of Good Hope.
Date:
C1803
Artist:
Vincent Woodthorpe (1764? - 1822)
Condition:
In good condition.
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
140mm
x 80mm
Frame Size:
340mm
x 275mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1803
Description:
Early view of Table Bay with the Castle of Good Hope in the foreground.
Biography:
Vincent Woodthorpe (1764?-1822)
Print and map engraver and copperplate printer, born in Stepney in about 1764, the son of Vincent Woodthorpe, a victualler, and his wife Elizabeth Waterhouse, who had married in 1763. Apprenticed (Tinplate Workers)to Garnet Terry 8 Jan 1778. He had premises at 27 Fetter Lane, London 1796-1809 and 29 Fetter Lane, London 1800-1822. Woodthorpe engraved a number of the illustrations for Barringtons account of the colony of New South Wales, the subjects were based on earlier issued engravings in first fleet journals.
