Scotland Highlands Lake LOCH LEVEN Glencoe Ballachulish 1836 Art Print Engraving

Description: LOCH LEVEN FROM BALLAHUISH FERRY (Argyllshire) Artist: T. Allom ____________ Engraver: H. Adlard Note: the title in the table above is printed below the engraving CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE 19th CENTURY DECORATIVE LANDSCAPE & TOPOGRAPHICAL PRINTS LIKE THIS !! PRINT DATE: This lithograph was printed by George Virtue & co. of London in 1836; it is not a modern reproduction in any way. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 10 1/2 inches by 7 1/2 inches including white borders, actual scene is 4 3/8 inches by 6 5/8 inches. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is excellent. Bright and clean. Blank on reverse. Paper is quality woven rag stock. SHIPPING: Buyer to pay shipping, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail unless otherwise specified. Details on payment will be in an email after auction closes. THIS PRINT IS FROM THE LATE 1830s & IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION IN ANY WAY! ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION OF PRINT: The view of Loch Leven from Ballahulish Ferry is greatly admired, and may here be allowed to speak for itself. The porphyritic mountains of Glenco-the "Cona" of Ossian-give a specific character to the scene, and in one or two instances bear a close resemblance to the Aiguilles of the Alps. It has been justly remarked, that, from its mouth to the further extremity, Loch Leven presents a continued succession of landscapes. Between the point here chosen and the Dog's Ferry-a strait three or four miles higher up-the basin is variegated with several islets, the largest of which is St. Mungo's Isle. Here, in mould still sanctified by the remains of a small Roman-Catholic chapel, the people from the opposite shores of Lochaber and Glenco brought their dead for interment. Two broad grassy mounds, formed by a natural swell in the surface, point to the cemeteries of the two clans. About twenty years ago, the body of M'lan, laird of Glenco, whose fate will be noticed in its proper place, was disinterred by his descendants, and removed from the chapel to that portion of the islet appropriated to his own clan. The bones were of herculean proportions, and confirmed the traditions respecting his great strength, which made him so formidable in the eyes of his assassins that they durst only approach him while he slept, and in this condition dispatched him by a simultaneous shower of bullets. The adjoining island, called " Eilan-na-Corak," or isle of the lonely one, is so named in consequence of having been the last resting place of an individual whose life had been so odious in the eyes of his countrymen as to exclude him from a sepulcher in hallowed ground. While this country was infested with wolves, the necessity of thus protecting the sanctuary of the dead by the choice of some isolated position, is apparent; and where such could not be obtained, the cairn may probably have suggested itself by way of substitute, where a person of distinction was buried. BIOGRAPHY OF ARTIST AND HISTORY OF THIS PRINT: Thomas Allom, painter and architect, (1804-1872) was born in London, England on 13th March 1804. He was articled to Francis Goodwin, an architect in 1819. He was to become a founder member of the R.I.B.A. (Royal Institute of British Architects - which is still the premier institution today). He is best know for his topographical drawings, so many of which were engraved on steel & appeared in many of the travel books of the time. He travelled extensively, not just in the UK & Europe, but further afield, covering such countries as Turkey & China. Collections of his work can be found in the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum. Allom worked mostly for the Fisher, Son & Co. publishing house of London, but during the late 1830s completed several sketches of the landscape and architecture scenery of Scotland for publisher George Virtue & Co. Allom traveled throughout the Scottish countryside, visiting the cities, towns and parishes, lochs and glens; recording with paint and brush the scenic views of the country. His works of Scotland are all dated between 1834-1838. Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, etching, heliogravure, lithograph, photogravure etc. are ALL prints on paper, and NOT blocks of steel or wood. "ENGRAVINGS" is the term commonly used for these paper prints that were created from a master plate, and were the most common method in the 1700s and 1800s for illustrating old books. These paper prints or "engravings" were inserted into the book with a tissue guard or onion skin frontis to protect them from transferring the image to the opposite page. These prints were usually on much thicker quality woven rag stock paper, although many were also printed and issued as loose stand alone lithographs. So this auction is for an antique paper print(s), probably from an old book, of very high quality and usually on very thick rag stock paper. A NOSTALGIC VIEW OF SCOTTISH SCENERY !

Price: 7.99 USD

Location: New Providence, New Jersey

End Time: 2025-01-10T13:08:03.000Z

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