Boston, Lincolnshire

John Buckler (1770 - 1851)
J, (engraver) Chapman

Colour aquatint

published May 1798

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: USA
    City: Boston
    Place: British Consulate-General
  • About the artist
    John Buckler was born on the Isle of Wight. In 1785 he became a steward of Magdalen College, Oxford. For seven years he was also apprenticed to architect and surveyor Charles Thomas Cracklow. In about 1801 he became Bailiff and Collector of Rents for Magdalen College in Freemason’s Court and Southwark. His post with Magdalen allowed him spare time, which he spent working on his own architectural perspective drawings. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1796 to 1849. In 1799, Buckler published an engraving of one of his drawings of Lincoln Cathedral. For the next five years he made a series of views of English cathedrals and churches. By the end of his career, he had produced some 13,000 architectural perspective drawings.
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    Artist
    John Buckler (1770 - 1851)
    J, (engraver) Chapman
    Title
    Boston, Lincolnshire
    Date
    published May 1798
    Medium
    Colour aquatint
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Parker Gallery, March 1961
    GAC number
    5435