The Chiding Stone in the village of Chiddingstone, Kent, England. Detail of copperplate engraving, dated 2 June 1772, by Samuel Sparrow from a drawing by Francis Grose. The engraving was first published in Grose’s ‘The Antiquities of England and Wales’ (1772 - 1787) and later coloured by hand.
The Chiding Stone, Chiddingstone, Kent, England. Detail of copperplate engraving dated 2 June 1772, first published in ‘The Antiquities of England and Wales’ by Francis Grose and later hand-coloured. Engraved by Samuel Sparrow from a drawing by Francis Grose. ‘The Antiquities’ was published in London by Samuel Hooper 1772 - 1787. The Chiding Stone or Judgement Stone is a natural sandstone outcrop that may have been used as a rostrum for delivering judgements and as a place for rebuking or chiding miscreants. Other theories are that it was a boundary marker or played a part in Druid ceremony. The stone is located on the outskirts of the village of Chiddingstone, which lies between Edenbridge and Tonbridge in the Sevenoaks District of Kent. Francis Grose (1731 - 1791) was an English antiquary and draughtsman who wrote and illustrated many successful books on the antiquities of Britain. Responding to a growing interest in the past, he travelled around the country collecting material with the aim of making it more intelligible and accessible to non-specialists. Grose’s ‘Antiquities’ was a vast, abundantly illustrated project and its full title was: ‘The Antiquities of England and Wales; Being a Collection of Views of the Most remarkable Ruins and antient (sic) Buildings, Accurately drawn on the spot. To each view is added An Historical Account of its Situation, when & by whom built, with every interesting Circumstance relating thereto. Collected from the best authorities.’ There were volumes covering Scotland and Ireland, in addition to England and Wales. Grose had been exhibiting drawings of architectural remains at the Royal Academy since 1769. Samuel Sparrow (fl. 1770 - 1806) was an English engraver of landscapes and architectural scenes and an occasional caricaturist. He operated from an address in Rosoman’s Row, Clerkenwell, London.
Size: 6963px × 4642px
Location: The Chiding Stone, Chiddingstone, Kent, England, UK
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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