Object types
print (all objects)
Title (object)
Sala Regalis cum Curia West-monasterÿ, vulgo Westminster haall
Materials
paper (all objects)
Techniques
etching (scope note | all objects)
Production person
Print made by Wenceslaus Hollar (biographical details | all objects)
Date
1647
Schools /Styles
British (all objects)
Description
Westminster Hall; view of square to the N of Westminster Hall, with groups of people and coaches on the left and fountain on the right; Abbey seen over the roofs in the background. 1647
Etching
Inscriptions
Inscription Language:
Inscription Content: Lettered above "Sala Regalis cum Curia West-monasterÿ, vulgo Westminster haall". Below left "lar fecit, 1647".
Dimensions
Height: 149 millimetres
Width: 287 millimetres
Curator's comments
From a series of four London views (Hind 85, 86, 90 and 107; Pennington1037-1040; see R. Godfrey, 'Wenceslaus Hollar: A Bohemian Artist in England', New Haven and London, 1994, no. 61). The original drawing for this print was given by Lord Dacre to Horace Walpole in 1761 and was sold at 5 March, 1862, Sotheby's, London.
Subject
fountain (scope note | all objects)
Associated places
Topographic representation of London (scope note | all objects)
Acquisition date
1860
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