2002.0023.014 Print, view 1
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Print (Etching)

  • Title:

    A West Prospect of the City of Oxford | Veüe de la Ville d' Oxford du Côté de l' Occident.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    John Boydell (Draftsman, etcher and publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1751

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Line Etched

  • Museum Object Number:

    2002.0023.014


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Object Number

2002.0023.014

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

A West Prospect of the City of Oxford | Veüe de la Ville d' Oxford du Côté de l' Occident.

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

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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

Subjects

City view

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Line Etched

Dimensions (inches)

14.7 (H) , 22.42 (W) , 9.51 (Image H) , 16.7 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37.4 (H) , 56.95 (W) , 9.51 (Image H) , 16.7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 10.375 in. (26.352 cm). Plate W (at bottom ): 17.1 in. (43.4 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): "R(?)"

Object Description

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