Samuel Buck

• Illustration — Engraving of 1737 by the Buck Brothers, showing Bodiam Castle in Sussex from the northeast • Illustration — Engraving of 1727 by the Buck Brothers, showing Beeston Castle in Cheshire from the south • Illustration — NW Prospect of Bristol, 1734 • Illustration — SE Prospect of Bristol, 1734 Samuel Buck was born in Yorkshire in 1696. After publishing some prints in that county he moved to London. With Nathaniel he embarked on making a number of series of prints of "antiquities", which consisted of ancient castles and former religious buildings in England and Wales. Starting in 1724, they travelled around these countries, and completed sets of prints for the regions of England by 1738 and for Wales between 1739 and 1742. These are commonly known as Buck's Antiquities. During this time they also worked on a series of townscapes in England and Wales entitled Cities, Sea-ports and Capital Towns, often providing prospects from multiple directions.

Nathaniel was the first to die, sometime between 1759 and 1774. Samuel died on 17 August 1779 in London and was buried in the churchyard of St. Clement Danes. Samuel's later years were spent in poverty.