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A perspective view of the Royal Garden of Somerset, next the river Vüe de Jarden Royal de Somerset, du cote de la riviere
Title
A perspective view of the Royal Garden of Somerset, next the river [graphic] = Vüe de Jarden Royal de Somerset, du cote de la riviere / J. Maurer delin. et sculp. 1753.
Publication
[London] : [publisher not identified], publish'd according to act of Parliament, [1753]
Physical Description
1 print : etching with engraving ; plate mark 16.5 x 27.8 cm, on sheet 24 x 39 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 "12" in upper right corner.
Provenance
Formerly owned by James Comerford, with his armorial bookplate in the volume.
Summary
"View of the gardens fronting Somerset House, with the River Thames on the left, Westminster Abbey and Bridge in the distance on the left, and Somerset House and gardens on the right."--British Museum online catalogue.
Variant and related titles
Vüe de Jarden Royal de Somerset, du cote de la riviere
Format
Images
Language
English; French
Added to Catalog
June 30, 2022
Subjects
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Etchings - England - London - 1753.
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