The East Gate in the city wall of Oxford, England. This medieval fortified entrance, a single arch flanked by battlemented towers, spanned the High Street until its demolition in 1771. Copperplate engraving by Joseph Skelton ( - 1871) from his ‘Oxonia Antiqua Restaurata’, published in 1823.
The East Gate, Oxford, England. Copperplate engraving by Joseph Skelton (c. 1783 - 1871) which appeared in ‘Oxonia Antiqua Restaurata’, published by Skelton in 1823. ‘Oxonia Antiqua Restaurata’ featured Skelton’s copperplate engravings, with descriptive text, of buildings in and around Oxford that by the early 1800s had been demolished or significantly altered. The engraving in this image comes from Volume II of the book, where it was used as part of Plate 114. That plate combined three engravings by Skelton: the arms of Osney Abbey; University College as it looked in 1600; and Oxford’s East Gate. The East Gate in Oxford’s city wall was a single arch flanked by towers that spanned the ‘High’ or High Street until its demolition in 1771. Its name is today preserved by the Eastgate Hotel, housed in 17th century buildings at the junction of High Street and Merton Street. Joseph Skelton was an engraver who specialised in antiquarian and topographical subjects and brother of engraver William Skelton. He arrived in oxford before 1819 and was responsible for publishing ‘Oxonia Antiqua Illustrata’ and ‘Antiquities of Oxfordshire’ (1823); and Engraved Illustrations of Antient (sic) Arms and Armour from the collection at Goodrich Court from the Drawings, and with the Descriptions of Dr. Meyrick’ (1830).
Size: 7874px × 6778px
Location: East Gate, Oxford, England, UK
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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