Living the life of the rich and famous, at least if you were living in Great Britain in the mid 1820s. “Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland,” all of these being engravings made from drawings by John Preston Neale (J. P. Neale). Published in London.

Fawley Court, Buckinghamshire. Engraved by J. C. Varrall after a drawing by J. P. Neale. Published in London on July 1, 1826. Printed by Bishop and Company. Image 16 from the second series of John Preston Neale (J. P. Neale) Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age https://archive.org/details/gri_33125013643321/page/n15/mode/1up
Irton Hall, Cumberland. Engraved by W. Tombleson after a drawing by J. P. Neale. Published in London on February 1, 1826. Printed by J> and G. Bishop and Company. Image 19 from the second series of John Preston Neale (J. P. Neale) Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age https://archive.org/details/gri_33125013643321/page/n19/mode/1up
Wanstead Grove, Essex. Engraved by J. C. Varrall after a drawing by J. P. Neale. Published in London on October 1, 1826. Printed by Bishop and Company. Image 35 from the second series of John Preston Neale (J. P. Neale) Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age https://archive.org/details/gri_33125013643321/page/n35/mode/1up
Downton Castle, Herefordshire. Engraved by T. Barber after a drawing by J. P. Neale. Published in London on April1, 1826. Printed by J. and G. Bishop. Image 43 from the second series of John Preston Neale (J. P. Neale) Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age https://archive.org/details/gri_33125013643321/page/n43/mode/1up
Somer Hill, Kent. Engraved by G. I. Roberts after a drawing by J. P. Neale. Published in London 1, 1826. Printed by Bishop and Company. Image 67 from the second series of John Preston Neale (J. P. Neale) Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age https://archive.org/details/gri_33125013643321/page/n67/mode/1up
Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire. Engraved by W. Wallis after a drawing by J. P. Neale. Published in London on December 1, 1825. Printed by Bishop and Company. Image 91 from the second series of John Preston Neale (J. P. Neale) Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age https://archive.org/details/gri_33125013643321/page/n91/mode/1up
Apley Park (General View), Shropshire. Engraved by J. C. Varrall after a drawing by J. P. Neale. Published in London on January 1, 1827. Printed by Bishop and Company. Image 121 from the second series of John Preston Neale (J. P. Neale) Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age https://archive.org/details/gri_33125013643321/page/n121/mode/1up
Albury Park, Surrey. Engraved by T. Barber after a drawing by J. P. Neale. Published in London on November 1, 1826. Printed by Bishop and Company. Image 145 from the second series of John Preston Neale (J. P. Neale) Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age https://archive.org/details/gri_33125013643321/page/n145/mode/1up
Castle Fraser, Aberdeenshire. Engraved by W. Wallis after a drawing by J. P. Neale. Published in London on July1, 1826. Printed by Bishop and Company. Image 203 from the second series of John Preston Neale (J. P. Neale) Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age https://archive.org/details/gri_33125013643321/page/n203/mode/1up
Coolmore, Cork. Engraved by W. Le Petit after a drawing by J. P. Neale. Published in London on January 1, 1827. Printed by Bishop and Company. Image 203 from the second series of John Preston Neale (J. P. Neale) Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age https://archive.org/details/gri_33125013643321/page/n252/mode/1up

These engravings have different dates because they would have been sold separately. Once they had all been printed up, they’d put them into one volume and sell it. Some of these were turned into books, others were sold as folios.

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