Object Number 2002.0023.013

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

A View of Privy Garden Westminster | Veüe du Privy-Garden a Westminster

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

1751 (1794-1804)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; Jn\o Boydell Delin & Sculp.
2. Inscription; Center beneath image; Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & Sold by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the corner of Queen Street Cheapside London, 1751. Price 1.\s

Subjects

Building view; City view

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Etched, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

15.125 (H) , 19.8125 (W) , 9.4 (Image H) , 16.375 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

38.418 (H) , 50.324 (W) , 9.4 (Image H) , 16.375 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H near left. W above 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): "EDWARDS & PINE/ 1794"

Object Description

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