Fonthill Abbey from the barrier [graphic]

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Title: Fonthill Abbey from the barrier [graphic]
Creator: Higham, Thomas, 1796-1844, printmaker
Contributor: Higham, Thomas, 1796-1844, artist.
Rutter, John, 1796-1851, publisher.
Published / Created: [1823]
Publication Place: Shaftesbury
Publisher: Printed & published by J. Rutter
Description: Title etched below image.
Date of publication from: Millington, J. Engravings of Fonthill. In: The Beckford journal, v. 7 (Spring 2001), page 47.
Probably a vignette for the engraved title page from: Rutter, J. A new descriptive guide to Fonthill Abbey and demesne. Shaftesbury : J. Rutter, [1823]
Provenance: Ex dono James T. Babb; January 1963;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 22.6 x 18 cm, on sheet 35.3 x 28 cm
Language: English

Genre: Book illustrations
Steel engravings England Shaftesbury 1823
Chine collé prints England Shaftesbury 1823
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Material: steel engraving on chine collé ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Beckford, William, 1760-1844
Fonthill Abbey.
Subject (Topic): Homes and haunts
Estates
Subjects: Beckford, William, 1760-1844 > Homes and haunts
Fonthill Abbey
Estates
England > Shaftesbury > 1823
Babb, James T. (James Tinkham), 1899-1968 > Ownership

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