Object Number 1983.0102.003

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

A North East View of Blenheim House and Park, in the County of Oxford. | Veüe Septentrionalle du Coté l' Est de la Maison & du Parc de Blenheim/ dans le Conté d' Oxford.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

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

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1752

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; J. Boydell delin & Sculp
2. Inscription; Bottom center below title; Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver at the Unicorn the corner of Queen Street Cheapside London 1752 Price 1\s

Subjects

Estate or house view

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Etched, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

15.9 (H) , 21.78 (W) , 9.2 (Image H) , 16.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40.38 (H) , 55.32 (W) , 9.2 (Image H) , 16.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 10.11 in. (25.68 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 16.82 in. (42.72 cm). Chain interval: 3.7 cm; laid lines per cm not measured.

Publisher Summary

Boydell, John

Publication Date

1752

Place of Publication

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

Watermark

Center (sideways): tablet-like pendent

Object Description

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