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The inside of Westminster Abby Le neff de L'Abaie de Westminster
Title
The inside of Westminster Abby [graphic] = Le neff de L'Abaie de Westminster / T. Bowles delin. ; T. Bowles sculp.
Publication
London : Printed for Tho. Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, John Bowles & Son in Cornhill, Rob. Sayer in Fleetstreet & H. Overton without Newgate, published according to act of Parliament, Aug. 1, 1753.
Physical Description
1 print : etching and engraving ; sheet 28.3 x 41.9 cm
Cartographic Detail
Scale not given W 0°07'43"-W 0°07'34"/N 51°29'59"-N 51°29'55."
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Titles etched below image, in English and French.
Titled 'The Inside of Westminster Abbey, by Bowles, 1753' in the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc, London, 1829.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark and mutilated on bottom edge, resulting in slight loss of imprint statement.
Title in English and French, with remaining text in English.
Provenance
With the armorial bookplates of "Fraser, of Ledeclune, baronet" and "Herbert Henry Raphael" in volume. Sold at Sotheby's, 22 April 1901, to Sotheran.
Summary
Interior view of Westminster Abbey looking down the nave towards the organ, with groups of elegantly dressed figures in foreground.
Variant and related titles
Inside of Westminster Abbey
Neff de L'Abaie de Westminster
Format
Images
Language
English; French
Added to Catalog
July 11, 2022
References
British Museum, Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Early works.
Pictorial works.
Views.
Etchings - England - London - 1753.
Engravings - England - London - 1753.
Also listed under
John Bowles & Son, publisher.
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