A view of the canal in St. James's Park, Buckingham House &c. Vü̈e du canal et de la Maison de Buckingham dans le Parc de St. James. [graphic] =

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33182301

Description

Title
A view of the canal in St. James's Park, Buckingham House &c. Vü̈e du canal et de la Maison de Buckingham dans le Parc de St. James. [graphic] =
Alternative Title
Vü̈e du canal et de la Maison de Buckingham dans le Parc de St. James
Contributor
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher.
Published / Created
[between 1750 and 1770]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Abstract

"View down the canal in the park, looking towards Buckingham House, trees on either side, fashionably dressed figures in foreground in park, a few ducks on the water."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Titles etched below image, in English and French.
Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.2277.
Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of his Majesty's palaces and royal hospitals, and other public buildings in London, &c.", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 87, no. 9.
Imperfect; plate number erased from sheet and replaced with number "10" written in ink. Missing number supplied from impression in the British Museum.
Plate numbered "12" in upper right corner.
1 print : etching with engraving on wove paper ; sheet 16.2 x 26.2 cm.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge.
Mounted to 26 x 32 cm.
Mounted on page 55 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Provenance
With the armorial bookplates of "Fraser, of Ledeclune, baronet" and "Herbert Henry Raphael" in volume. Sold at Sotheby's, 22 April 1901, to Sotheran. Schatzki, lot 1193; June 1961;
Extent
1 print : plate mark 17.2 x 27.7 cm, on sheet 24 x 30 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English
French

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title
Leaf 11. London and its environs about 1750. Page 55. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Collection / Other Creator
King, Richard, Esq.
Collection Date
[England], [between 1750 and 1792] London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Pictorial works
Views
Etchings England London 1750
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Material
etching with engraving ; and wove paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Geographic)
London (England)
Saint James's Park (London, England),
England
London.
Subject (Name)
Buckingham Palace (London, England),
Subject (Topic)
Parks
Canals
Castles & palaces
Pedestrians
Trees
Ducks
Subjects
London (England) > Pictorial works
Saint James's Park (London, England)
Buckingham Palace (London, England)
Parks > England > London
Canals
Castles & palaces
Pedestrians
Trees
Ducks
England > London > 1750
18th century
Comerford, James > Ownership
Raphael, Herbert H. > Ownership
Fraser, William Augustus Sir, 1826-1898 > Ownership

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public

Identifiers

Orbis Record
16268512
Object ID (OID)
33182301

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