Object Number 2002.0023.004

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

A View of London taken off the Thames near York Buildings ~ | Veüe de Londres dessiné de dessus la Tamise, pres de York Buildings ~

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Linda Cassady in memory of Robert and Margaret Ames

Creator (Role)

John Boydell (Draftsman, etcher and publisher)
1719-1804

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1790-1804

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; John Boydell delin et sculp
2. Inscription; Bottom center; Publish'd according to Act of Parliam.\t, by Jn.\o Boydell Engraver, at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street, in Cheapside, London.

Subjects

Building view; City view

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Line Etched

Dimensions (inches)

14.81 (H) , 21.375 (W) , 9.4 (Image H) , 16.57 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37.465 (H) , 54.293 (W) , 9.4 (Image H) , 16.57 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 10.25 in. (26.035 cm). Plate W (at bottom ): 16.9 in. (42.9 cm). Chain interval and laid lines per cm not measured.

Publisher Summary

Boydell, John

Place of Publication

At the Unicorn, Corner of Queen Street, Cheapside, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

Center (sideways): crowned fleur de lis with "G.R./ 1794" below

Object Description

Text available soon.