Oxford Castle, a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in the city of Oxford, England, in the late 1700s. On the left is the castle’s St George’s tower and on the right the castle’s motte, with a tent pitched at its summit. In the right foreground is a gentleman in a tricorn hat, frock coat and knee breeches with two ladies. Copperplate engraving by Richard Godfrey (1728 - 1795), from a drawing by Francis Grose (1731 - 1791). The engraving was published in Grose’s ‘Antiquities of England and Wales’ in 1785.
Size: 15600px × 10400px
Location: Oxford Castle, Oxford, England, UK
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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