Vauxhall Bridge. Original Antique Engraving, Hand Colored, From Fearnside, William Gray. The Thames And Medway. A Series Of Eighty Engravings Displaying The Most Picturesque Waterside Scenery Of Ten Counties Etc (London: Thomas Holmes, C. 1865)

London (Circa 1835): Tombleson & Co, 1835. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good. Original Engraving,9 3/8" X 6 7/8". Some Foxing In Decorated Margins. One Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. William Tombleson (1795 - C. 1846) Was An English Topographical And Architectural Artist, Illustrator, Copper And Steel Engraver, Writer And Printmaker, Based In London. In The 1830'S, His Topographical Drawings Of The Upper And Middle River Rhine In Germany, And Of The Rivers Thames And Medway In England Were Published As Engraved Prints And Books. For Volume 1 Of "Views Of The Rhine Etc." He Provided 69 Illustrations - The Book Was Also Published In French And German Editions. Engravers Who Worked On Tombleson's Drawings Included Thomas Clark, John Cleghorn, T. Cox, R. Harris, W. Hood, J. Howe, W. Lacey, O. Smith, Shenfield, J. Stokes, D. Thompson, W. Tombleson, W. Watts, R. Wilson, H. Winkles And Others. Enry Winkles (1801-1860) Was An English Architectural Illustrator, Engraver And Printer, Who, Together With Karl Ludwig Frommel Founded The First Studio For Steel Engraving In Germany. In 1836, With Benjamin Winkles, He Produced And Helped To Engrave Three Volumes Of "Winkles's Architectural And Picturesque Illustrations Of The Cathedral Churches Of England And Wales". This Featured Illustrators Such As Hablot Knight Browne (The Famous "Phiz" Of Charles Dickens Fame) And Architect Robert Garland (1808-1863), With Text (And Some Engraving) By Thomas Moule. These Books Helped To Inspire The 19Th Century Gothic Revival In Architecture In Britain.