Description

Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Pages in excellent condition. Plates bright and vivid. Small tear in back cover.. Hardcover. English. See images for condition.

About the book >.>.> Over the last two centuries and in particular during the reign of Queen Victoria the Isle of Wight was visited by a wealth of artists and engravers. They wished to explore and paint the picturesque scenery of this Island and in doing so they have left us a superb colourful record of the changing scenery and way of life over that period. This book which is a successor to the ‘The Isle of Wight Illustrated’ takes readers on a circular tour of the Island in the tradition of the Victorian Guidebooks. It is hoped that the larger format will enable readers to gain a better appreciation of the outstanding quality of the original watercolour drawings oil paintings and engravings. (MP)