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Object Type
Museum number: 1875,0508.1440
Title: Object: A Perspective View of the Parade in St James's Park; Series: A Collection of views of old London and its environs
Description: View showing the new Horse Guards in St James's Park; the Admiralty on th eleft, and the Treasury on the right; foot and horse soldiers marching in parade in foreground; an update state of a plate first published in 1740, altered to show the new Horse Guards. 1740, this state c.1840 Etching
Producer name: Print made by: J Maurer; Published by: Francis West
School/style
Production date: 1740
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 260 millimetres; Width: 435 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: This plate wa sfirst published by John Bowles in 1740. It was then updated to show the new Horse Guards as rebuilt by Kent in 1750-3. This impression was published with Francis West's 'Collection of Views', made up of plates from the stock of John Bowles and his successors, and published c.1840.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated places: Topographic representation of: London
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1875
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1875,0508.1440

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