1790 Antique Print: Drumelzier Castle, Scottish Borders by Grose

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Seller: kevin-steele ✉️ (12,633) 100%, Location: Marlow, GB, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 324860136051 1790 Antique Print: Drumelzier Castle, Scottish Borders by Grose.

On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) scarce antique print "Drummelzier Castle", Scotland.  

DATE PRINTED: 1797 (dated 1791 on the print, the date of engraving from a drawing made in 1790, dated in the text)

SIZE: The printed area is approximately 18 x 14 cm (7.25 x 5.5 inches) plus margins with a blank back (medium).   

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Drawn by Grose.  Grose toured Britain and Ireland with a draftsman-servant, Tom Cocking, taking views of antiquities for his various publications.  Most views were drawn by Grose but it is believed some were by Cocking.  Published by Samuel Hooper, Ludgate Hill, London.

PROVENANCE: This print was published in "The Antiquities of Scotland", by Francis Grose. Francis Grose (1731–1791) was an antiquary and lexicographer, of Swiss extraction. He published Antiquities of England and Wales (1773–87), which was well received, and thereafter, in 1789, set out on an antiquarian tour through Scotland, the fruit of which was Antiquity of Scotland (1789–91). He afterwards undertook a similar expedition to Ireland, but died suddenly at Dublin.  

TYPE:  Antique copper block engraving printed on paper. 

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side which is blank.

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy.  

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy.  The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 

RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition. 

POSTAGE / SHIPPING COSTS:  I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:  Drumelzier, is a village and civil parish on the B712 in the Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders.  The village takes its name from Drumelzier Castle, located hard by the River Tweed not far from the village centre. It was the ancient seat of the Tweedie family, first chartered to Roger de Twydyn about 1320. It was also part of a chain of peel towers along the Tweed Valley. The ruins of the old house are now in the midst of modern farm buildings, which have been built largely of stone salvaged from it. The fortunes of the Tweedie family declined, and in 1633 the last Tweedie of Drummelzier was forced to sell the Barony of Drummelzier to Lord Hay of Yester. The present Laird of Drumelzier is Alexander Hay of Duns and Drumelzier, he resides at Duns Castle, Berwickshire. The Castle was abandoned and as a ruin became a convenient quarry for building stone for the farm its ruins now stand in; the square south tower stood at its original height as late as 1972. The remains have since been mainly demolished and the site cleared on the grounds of safety; only the rubble-filled stump of the tower now remains.

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  • Artist: Francis Grose
  • Material: Copper Plate
  • Type: Print
  • Subject: Topographical
  • Date of Creation: Antique (Pre-1900)
  • Year of Production: 1790
  • Originality: Original - see definition below
  • Print Surface: Paper
  • Listed By: Dealer or Reseller

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