Original 1851 Fairless Barber Signed Kelso Abbey Rare Historic Lithograph St Peter's School York

Type of artwork: Original Lithograph (Presentation Copy)

Title: Kelso Abbey, Roxburghshire

Artist / Lithographer: Fairless Barber F.S.A. (1835–1881) – Yorkshire antiquary, historian, archaeologist and accomplished draughtsman. Produced whilst a pupil at St Peter's School, York, and recognised as one of the school's finest drawing students.

Presentation Inscription: Contemporary handwritten inscription reading "Fairless Barber to his Friend John Wilson", making this an exceptional presentation copy with direct personal provenance.

Publisher: St Peter's School, York

Date: December 1851

Technique: Drawn from nature and lithographed directly onto stone by the artist.

Surface: Paper

Historical Significance: Contemporary biographies record that, whilst at St Peter's School, York, Fairless Barber sketched Kelso Abbey from life before lithographing it himself. The documented work, dated December 1851, corresponds directly with this lithograph, making it one of Barber's earliest recorded artistic works before his later career as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.).

Condition Report: Original unrestored condition with age-related foxing, peripheral tears, light staining, handling marks, edge wear and minor creasing consistent with age. The contemporary presentation inscription remains visible. Please study the photographs carefully as they form part of the description.

Size 35 x 52 cm (This item will be dispatched rolled in a cardboard tube)

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