Thomas Allum Prints
Thomas Allum was an architect and artist
There are a number of local scenes in his catalogue
from commissions originally produced for "Scotland illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by T. Allom, W.H. Bartlett, and H. M'Culloch " (George Virtue, London : 1835-1838).
1836 Oban during the regatta
1836 Pass of Awe
1837 Loch Creran and Barcaldine Castle
1838 Dunstaffnage
1839 Sound of Kerrera
1840 Benawe - Bonawe
Dunolly
details from https://www.ashrare.com/argyll_prints.html where you can buy these prints, they also come up on ebay commonly.
(have digital images saved to catalogue if links fail)
ALLOM, Thomas, 1804-1872 : BENAWE, LOCH ETIVE, FROM NEAR TYANUILT. (ARGYLESHIRE.)
[London : George Virtue, 1836]. A pleasant antique print – Bonawe, Loch Etive – the mountains and Taynuilt beyond – a wagon laden with logs and a woman with a spinning-wheel outside her cottage in the foreground. Engraved by Henry Griffiths (fl.1835-1849) from an original study by the gifted Thomas Allom. Originally produced for the part-work series “Scotland Illustrated” (London : 1835-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 132 x 169mm (approx. 5-1/4” x 6-5/8”).
ALLOM, Thomas, 1804-1872 : LOCH CRERAN, WITH BARCALDINE CASTLE. (ARGYLLSHIRE.)
[London : George Virtue, 1837]. An attractive antique print – Loch Creran – Barcaldine Castle and the mountains beyond – sheep graze on a rocky path in the foreground. Engraved by Elias Benjamin (1805?-1854) from an original study by the gifted Thomas Allom. Originally produced for the part-work series “Scotland Illustrated” (London : 1835-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 140 x 178mm (approx. 5-1/2” x 7”).
ALLOM, Thomas, 1804-1872 : DUNOLLY CASTLE, NEAR OBAN. (ARGYLESHIRE.)
[London : George Virtue, 1836]. A charming antique print – Dunollie Castle from the rocks to the south – a party boards a small boat in the foreground. Engraved by James Tibbetts Willmore A.R.A. (1800-1863) from an original study by Thomas Allom. Originally produced for the part-work series “Scotland Illustrated” (London : 1835-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 134 x 180mm (approx. 5-1/4” x 7-1/8”).
ALLOM, Thomas, 1804-1872 : DUNSTAFFNAGE CASTLE AND ENTRANCE TO LOCH ETIVE. (WEST HIGHLANDS.)
[London : George Virtue, 1836]. An attractive attractive antique print – a view from the hills of Dunstaffnage Castle near Oban – highlanders with swords and shields in the foreground. Engraved by Elias Benjamin (1805?-1854) from an original study by the gifted Thomas Allom. Originally produced for the part-work series “Scotland Illustrated” (London : 1835-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 140 x 176mm (approx. 5-1/2” x 6-7/8”).
ALLOM, Thomas, 1804-1872 : THE EASTERN PASS OF GLENCOE. (ARGYLESHIRE.)
[London : George Virtue, 1836]. An antique print – rugged mountains, the remote pass, Macdonalds in flight from Campbells. Engraved by W. Hill (fl.1833-1838) from an original study by Thomas Allom. Originally produced for the part-work series “Scotland Illustrated” (London : 1835-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 138 x 174mm (approx. 5-3/8” x 6-7/8”).
ALLOM, Thomas, 1804-1872 : KILCHURN CASTLE, LOCH AWE. LOOKING TOWARDS DALMALLY. (ARGYLESHIRE.)
[London : George Virtue, 1836]. A handsome antique print – the island castle from the banks of the loch. Engraved by Thomas Barber (fl.1818-1840) from an original study by the painter-architect Thomas Allom. Originally produced for the part-work series “Scotland Illustrated” (London : 1835-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 136 x 172mm (approx. 5-3/8” x 6-3/4”).
ALLOM, Thomas, 1804-1872 : LOCH AWE. (ARGYLESHIRE.)
[London : George Virtue, 1836]. An attractive antique print – Loch Awe from the road – a smart carriage pauses while travellers take in the view. Engraved by Thomas Barber (fl.1818-1840) from an original study by Thomas Allom. Originally produced for the part-work series “Scotland Illustrated” (London : 1835-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 135 x 183mm (approx. 5-1/4” x 7-1/8”).
ALLOM, Thomas, 1804-1872 : THE PASS OF AWE. (ARGYLESHIRE.)
London : George Virtue, 1836. A striking antique print – highlanders battle for control of the pass. Engraved by Charles Mottram (1807-1876) from an original study by Thomas Allom. Originally produced for the part-work series “Scotland Illustrated” (London : 1835-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 134 x 171mm (approx. 5-3/8” x 6-3/4”).
ALLOM, Thomas, 1804-1872 : OBAN, DURING THE REGATTA. (ARGYLESHIRE.)
[London : George Virtue, 1836]. A charming antique print – a fleet of yachts in the sound, the town beyond. Engraved by Matthew James Starling (1805-1889) from an original study by the gifted artist-architect Thomas Allom. Originally produced for the part-work series “Scotland Illustrated” (London : 1835-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 136 x 174mm (approx. 5-3/8” x 6-7/8”).
ALLOM, Thomas, 1804-1872 : THE SOUND OF KERRERA.
[London : George Virtue, 1836]. An attractive antique print – distant mountains – shepherds, sheep and dog on a promontory – a steamship makes its way through the sound to Oban. Engraved by James Harfield Kernot (1802-1858) from an original study by Thomas Allom. Originally produced for the part-work series “Scotland Illustrated” (London : 1835-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 131 x 176mm (approx. 5-1/8” x 6-7/8”).
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