1781 Coloured Engraving Leiston Abbey W.Byrne, T.Hearne Framer H.Alden - (1767) Great white shark To give exact eye witness

To give exact eye witness and recording accounts of combat in order to train troups

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1781 Coloured Engraving Leiston Abbey W.Byrne, T.Hearne Framer H.Alden - (1767) Great white shark To give exact eye witnessColoured Engraving printed in 1781 (genuine not a reprint). Engraving by W. Byrne (William Byrne) (1743 1805) Landscape engraver John Landseer was his pupil. Published in "Antiquities of Britain, VOL. 1; from drawings by Thomas Hearne (1786)". Drawn by T. Hearne (Thomas Hearne) (1744 1817) His techniques were studied by younger artists such as Thomas Girtin and J. M. W. Turner. Published in "Antiquities of Britain, VOL. 1; from drawings by Thomas