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Object Type
print
Museum number
1880,1113.2451
Title
Object:
A View of the Rotunda House & Gardens at Ranelagh with an exack representation of the Jubilee Ball as it appeared May 24th 1759 being the birth day of his Royal Highness George Prince of Wales
Description
View in a garden looking towards the rotunda with a crowd of figures in the foreground, including musicians, jesters and dancers, the figures wearing masks. 1751 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Nathaniel Parr
After:
Antonio Canaletto
Published by:
Robert Sayer
School/style
British
Production date
1751
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
etching
Dimensions
Height:
264 millimetres
Width:
402 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
There is an earlier state of this plate, dated 1751, also in the Crace Collection. For that and further comment see 1880,1113.2452.
Bibliographic references
Crace 1878 / A Catalogue of Maps, Plans and Views of London, Westminster and Southwark, collected and arranged by Frederick Crace
(XIII.70)
Adams 1983 / London Illustrated 1604-1850: a survey and index of topographical books and their plates
(191.59)
Location
Not on display
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
London
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
John Gregory Crace
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Frederick Crace
Acquisition date
1880
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1880,1113.2451