18th Century Architectural Engraving 18th Century

Name: X8 18th Century Architectural Engravings Temple of I
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA822190
Price: 300 GBP
Availability: InStock

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ObjectPrints & Engravings
Period18th century
StyleNeoclassical
MaterialPaper, Ink
ColourOff-White
MotifsIonic columns, Pediment, Fluted columns, Entablature
SizeH 53.5 cm (21 in) x W 36 cm (14 in) x D 1 cm (0 in)

An 18th-century print and engraving in the neoclassical style, made from paper and ink with an off-white colour. The sheet displays a classical temple facade featuring a pediment, entablature, and four fluted Ionic columns resting on a stepped base, accompanied by marginal measurement scales and numeric annotations in fine black ink lines. The paper shows age-related toning, spotting, and darker marginal borders, housed on a thick rectangular sheet with plate marks. The piece measures 53.5 cm high, 36 cm wide, and 1 cm deep. It suits placement above a sideboard in a gentleman's library or study as a framed wall artwork.

FAQs

An 18th-century architectural engraving is a copperplate print created to document classical buildings, archaeological ruins, and structural elevations, popularised during the Grand Tour era for architectural study and interior decoration.

These prints were produced using hand-engraved copper plates impressed with black oil-based ink onto handmade rag paper, often featuring distinct plate mark impressions and paper chain lines.

Authentic period prints display a clear physical impression along the edge of the copper plate, natural age toning or foxing, and visible laid lines in handmade paper rather than modern mechanical dot matrices.

Frame the print with conservation-grade matting in a simple dark wood frame, gallery-hung alongside similar technical prints in a study, hallway, or above a sideboard.

Display the print away from direct sunlight and high humidity, mounted behind UV-filtering glass using acid-free backing materials to prevent discolouration and foxing.

Karen Tarleton

X8 18th Century Architectural Engravings Temple of I

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