Watercolor English Engraving.

18 ° etching watercolor. Old worn wooden frame (loss of gilding). Frame dimensions, 43 x 54 cm.
Small tear, bottom, middle, in the text. (see last photo).
Good general condition. Dimensions at sight of the engraving, 33 x 45 cm.
Title: "A view of Penmaen Mawr in Caernarvon Shire".
John Boydell, born January 19, 1719 in Dorrington Lane (Shropshire) and died December 12, 1804, is an 18th century English publisher and engraver specializing in engraved reproductions. He helped to redress the imbalance in the engraving trade between France and England and was at the origin of an English engraving school. He was also Lord Mayor of London.