Clyffe House, the Seat of Charles Porcher, Esq

Original antique photo lithograph illustrating Clyffe House, the Seat of Charles Porcher Esq, in Dorset. Produced in 1857 by John Pouncy and published by The Dorchester Photographic Institution. Together with a separate page of descriptive text. Illustration size approx 20x28cm. Very Good condition. Rare.

John Pouncy (1818-1894), a pioneer in the development of photography. This photo-lithograph is from a very scarce collection of views of Dorset published by The Dorchester Photographic Institution in 1857, the first publication in England to use this process created by Pouncy.