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Part of Christs Hospital taken from the Stewards Office 1765
Title
Part of Christs Hospital taken from the Stewards Office 1765 [graphic] / Benjamin Green sculpt.
Publication
London : Pubd. Jany. 1, 1793, by N. Smith, Gt. Mays Buildings, St. Martins Lane, [1 January 1793]
Physical Description
1 print : soft-ground etching with roulette, à la poupée ; oval image 12.6 x 15 cm, on plate 14.9 x 17.5 cm, on sheet 34.6 x 26 cm
Medium
wove paper red and gray ink.
Notes
Title etched within lower border of oval image.
Heading to six lines of engraved text on a separate plate (7.5 x 17.5 cm), printed beneath plate with image: A view of the library founded in 1429 by Richard Whittington.
Citation at bottom of text on separate plate: See Pennants London 3d edition.
Plate from: Smith, J.T. Antiquities of London and its environs. London : Pubd. by J. Sewell [etc.], 1791[-1800].
Provenance
Formerly owned by Charles J. Dimsdale, with his armorial bookplates in the volumes.
Summary
"View in an oval frame, showing different parts of the school and hospital on Newgate Street, London; an arcade at the back lines one side of the courtyard, pupils and school masters in yard; below a paragraph on the history of the building, from a separate plate; illustration to Smith's 'Antiquities of London'."--British Museum online catalogue.
Variant and related titles
View of the library founded in 1429 by Richard Whittington
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 21, 2022
References
Adams, B. London illustrated 1604-1850, 70.45
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Views.
A la poupée prints.
Book illustrations.
Soft-ground etchings - England - London - 1793.
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