English Hand Colored Steel Engraving, Framed

Today a line of massive columns stands on a horizon hung with cloud

This hand colored steel engraving is from England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1842. It is ink on paper. Printmaking carried enthusiasm for the Orient beyond a small circle of patrons, because publishers and artists produced illustrated books on travel and religion that could be distributed affordably to all classes. Scaled down, a hand-colored scene of a long, tall classical building with rows of columns, set above low scrub and a small figure in blue. Pale sky above. A wide white mat and a beaded pale metallic frame surround it. It is 21.5 inches wide and 19.5 high.

A lot of columns and not a single one out of line.