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Object Type
print
Museum number
1880,1113.4205
Title
Object:
A north east view of the new General Post Office,...
Description
The Post Office, surrounded by mail coaches about to depart, other carriages driving and men and women walking in the street in front, steeple of St Paul's in the background at left. 1832 Hand-coloured etching and aquatint
Producer name
Print made by:
Henry Pyall
After:
James Pollard
Published by:
S W Fores
School/style
British
Production date
1832
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
aquatint
etching
hand-coloured
Dimensions
Height:
443 millimetres
Width:
597 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Siltzer 1929 / The story of British sporting prints
(p.220)
Crace 1878 / A Catalogue of Maps, Plans and Views of London, Westminster and Southwark, collected and arranged by Frederick Crace
(XXVII.6)
Selway 1957 / The Regency Road, the Coaching Prints of James Pollard
(50)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
carriage/coach
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
1880,1113.4205