St. Paul's, Covent-Garden as it appeared on fire, at eight o'clock on Thursday evening, 17th Sepr. 1795 / [graphic]

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Title: St. Paul's, Covent-Garden as it appeared on fire, at eight o'clock on Thursday evening, 17th Sepr. 1795 / [graphic]
Alternative Title: Saint Paul's, Covent-Garden : as it appeared on fire, at eight o'clock on Thursday evening, 17th Sepr. 1795
Creator: Scott, John, 1774-1827, printmaker
Contributor: Scott, B. F., artist.
Laurie & Whittle, publisher.
Published / Created: [5 November 1795]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published 5th Novr. 1795 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Abstract: "View in Covent Garden showing St Paul's Church on fire; flames and smoke rising from the roof; in foreground people gather to watch spectacle, some on the tops of stalls, empty barrels, sacks and pieces of wood in foreground to left and right"--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from caption below image.
Text below title begins: Was built by that celebrated architect Inigo Jones, in 1640, by the direction and at the expence of the Earl of Bedford ...
Mounted to 35 x 47 cm.
Provenance: Suckling; November 1936.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 27.2 x 42 cm, on sheet 31.5 x 43 cm
Language: English

Genre: Views
Etchings England London 1795
Engravings England London 1795
Material: etching and engraving ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
London.
Subject (Topic): Churches
Fires
Subjects: Churches > England > London
Fires > England > London
England > London > 1795

Access: Public
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