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The Principles and Practice of Sketching Landscape Scenery From Nature 
by John George Wood

Printed for the author by T. Bensley and Son, in four parts (1813-16)
[some prints are possibly from later editions, with 'Whatman 1819' watermark on paper]
Sorry, but we do not have any text or title pages available for these etchings.


Original Soft-ground etchings
over 200 years old

Sheet size: approximately 9.75 x 13.5 inches, with some variations by year published (as noted below thumbnail images)


Plate 4
Plate 4
[untitled trees/landscape]
$99.95
Plate 5
Plate 5
[untitled trees/fence/people/landscape]
$99.95
Plate 7
Plate 7
[untitled trees/wood gatherers on dirt road]
$99.95
Plate 8: [untitled trees/woman walking on dirt road]
Plate 8
[untitled trees/woman walking on dirt road]
$99.95
Plate 9: [untitled trees/man on horseback]
Plate 9
[untitled trees/man on horseback]
$99.95
Plate 10: [untitled willow tree next to river]
Plate 10
[untitled willow tree next to river]
$99.95
Plate 11: [untitled trees/valley landscape]
Plate 11
[untitled trees/valley landscape]
$99.95
(smaller sheet: approx. 12.25x8.75 inches)
Plate 12
Plate 12
[untitled trees/landscape]
$99.95
Plate 13
Plate 13
[untitled sketches of trees]
$99.95
Plate 14: [untitled couple crossing stream with dog in forest]
Plate 14
[untitled couple crossing stream with dog in forest]
$99.95
Plate 15
Plate 15
[untitled trees/landscape/woman with pail on head walking through forest]
$99.95
Plate 15: The Bone Well Herefordshire
Plate 15
The Bone Well, Herefordshire
$99.95
Plate 16: [untitled trees/landscape/fence/people walking]
Plate 16
[untitled trees/landscape/fence/people walking]
$99.95
(some light staining mostly in right margin)
Plate 4: Entrance to Ludlow Castle
Plate 4
Entrance to Ludlow Castle
$99.95
(some light staining; 9.5x13 inch sheet)
Ludlow Bridge, Ludlow
Plate 5
Ludford Bridge, Ludlow
$99.95
Descent of the Dovey
Plate 6
Descent of the Dovey
$99.95
(short tear/bend lower margin; 12x9.25 inch sheet with original pale beige background wash applied)
Rock at Crone roe, Ireland
Plate 9
Rock at Crone roe, Ireland
$99.95
(11.75x9 inch sheet)
Soulston's Rock, Worcestershire
Plate 10
Soulston's Rock, Worcestershire
$99.95
[original pale beige background wash applied)
View at Lynn Cheshire
Plate 11
View at Lynn Cheshire
$99.95
(9x13 inch sheet with original pale beige background wash applied)
Old House at Weobley
Plate 12
Old House at Weobley
$99.95
(14x10 inch sheet)
Fisherman's Gale Sandwich
Plate 13
Fisherman's Gale Sandwich
$99.95
(13x9.5inch sheet)
View on the River Towy
Plate 16
View on the River Towy
$99.95
(11.5x9 inch sheet with original pale beige background wash applied)
View at Milbank
[no plate number]
View at Milbank
$99.95
(12.5x9.5 inch sheet)
View on the River Towy
Plate 16
Part of Weobley
$25
(Severe diagonal crease through image; lower margin trimmed somewhat)
Houses at Weobley?
[no plate number, Ref. A]
[untitled, Perspective sketch of houses at Woebley?]
$99.95
(14x10.5 inch sheet)
Houses at Weobley?
[no plate number, Ref. B]
[untitled, Perspective sketch of houses at Woebley?]
$99.95
(14.5x10.25 inch sheet)
Sketches of Churches
[no plate number, Ref. C]
[untitled, Perspective sketch of Churches]
$99.95
(14.25x9.75 inch sheet)
Sketch of unknown village
[no plate number, Ref. D]
[untitled, Perspective sketch of unknown village]
$99.95
(14.5x10 inch sheet)
Sketch of unknown village
[no plate number, Ref. E]
[untitled, Perspective sketch of unknown village]
$99.95
(14.5x10 inch sheet; slightly grubby)
Sketch of unknown village
[no plate number, Ref. F]
[untitled, Perspective sketch of unknown village]
$99.95
(14.5x9.75 inch sheet; slightly grubby margins and light staining in sky, though not as bad as it appears in our photo)
Antique Prints of Views and Topographical Scenes