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A perspective view of St. Clements Church in the Strand Vüe de l'Eglise de St. Clements, dans le Strand
Title
A perspective view of St. Clements Church in the Strand [graphic] = Vüe de l'Eglise de St. Clements, dans le Strand / J. Maurer del. & sculp. 1753.
Publication
[London] : [publisher not identified], according to act of Parliament, [1753]
Physical Description
1 print : etching with engraving ; plate mark 18.8 x 28.4 cm, on sheet 24 x 38 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Titles etched below image, in English and French.
Later state; remnants of burnished imprint visible at bottom of plate.
Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve perspective views of the principal churches, streets, and squares in the cities of London and Westminster", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, pages 87, no. 10.
Plate numbered "4" in upper right corner.
Provenance
Formerly owned by James Comerford, with his armorial bookplate in the volume.
Summary
"View in the Strand looking towards St Clement Danes, a carriage approaching on the street to the right."--British Museum online catalogue.
Variant and related titles
Vüe de l'Eglise de St. Clements, dans le Strand
Format
Images
Language
English; French
Added to Catalog
June 28, 2022
References
Crace, J. Catalogue of maps, plans and views of London, Westminster and Southwark, no. 138, page 369
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Views.
Etchings - England - London - 1753.
Watermarks (Paper) - Charles Ball - 1817.
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