A perspective view of the cathedral church of St. Pauls in London [graphic]

Description

Title: A perspective view of the cathedral church of St. Pauls in London [graphic]
Creator: Maurer, J. active 1713-1761, printmaker, artist
Contributor: Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher.
Published / Created: publish'd according to act of Parliamt., [1753]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Robert Sayer, Fleet Street, London
Abstract: "View of the cathedral with the statue of Queen Anne in the churchyard in foreground to left; elegantly dressed figures in yard and on street to the right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve perspective views of the principal churches, streets, and squares in the cities of London and Westminster", 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, pages 87, no. 10.
Plate numbered "No. 2" in upper left corner and "1" in upper right corner.
Watermark: Charles Ball.
Leaf 32 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Provenance: Formerly owned by James Comerford, with his armorial bookplate in the volume. Thorp; July 1937.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 18.8 x 28.6 cm, on sheet 24 x 38 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English