{"product_id":"vintage-engraving-circa-1800s","title":"Vintage Engraving The Free School, Norwich circa 1900's","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage or old finds. Revamped items from our hunting and collecting around Bay of Plenty. \u003cspan\u003eAll items are found vintage, old and re-loved. Imperfections are part of their beauty and embraced. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eBeautiful old engraving in original aged condition and frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eEngraved by T Barber from a sketch by T Higham. Title reads \"The Free School, Norwich, Norfolk\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThe Artists and Their Era\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003eT. Barber and T. Higham:\u003c\/b\u003e Both were active in the early 19th century—the height of the \"golden age\" of steel and copperplate engraving in Britain. They were prolific contributors to the illustrated topographical books of the time, such as the \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"242\" data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003eExcursions\u003c\/i\u003e series or various county histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"\u003eThe Collaboration:\u003c\/b\u003e It was common practice for a talented sketch artist (in this case, T. Higham) to travel the country recording landscapes and buildings, and then for a specialist engraver (T. Barber) to translate those sketches onto metal plates so they could be mass-produced for books or collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"\u003eThe Subject \"The Free School, Norwich\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eIn the context of 19th-century Norfolk, \"The Free School\" was a common name for grammar schools or charitable educational foundations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003eIn Norwich specifically, this most likely refers to the historic \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"65\" data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\"\u003eNorwich School\u003c\/b\u003e (founded in 1096 and refounded as King Edward VI Grammar School in 1547). It was frequently referred to as \"The Free School\" because of its historical mandate to provide education to local citizens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eDimensions approx: 22cm height x 22cm width\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paint Me Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43148418023513,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/6596\/files\/27E70905-42A1-4CE1-A185-3E51C942B2F1.jpg?v=1773373242","url":"https:\/\/www.paintmevintage.co.nz\/products\/vintage-engraving-circa-1800s","provider":"Paint Me Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}