print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1927,1126.1.29.38
Title: Object: St Michael's Church, St Albans
Description: View of the church, only the tower visible as the main body is obscured by a tree in the churchyard; in left foreground a group of people gather around a grave for a funeral; illustration to Trotter's 'Select Illustrated Topography' (1839). Steel engraving
Producer name: Print made by: Charles Bentley; After: Charles Marshall; Published by: Simpkin & Marshall; Published by: Charles Tilt
School/style
Production date: 1830-1850 (c.)
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 160 millimetres; Width: 235 millimetres (trimmed?)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: For comment see 1880,1113.1278 For the entry for the twenty-ninth volume in the Potter Collection, see 1927,1126.1.29 This print can be found on page 59 of the volume.
Bibliographic references: Adams 1983 / London Illustrated 1604-1850: a survey and index of topographical books and their plates (190.10); Andres 2002 / Steel-engraved views of towns and cities - first complete bibliography (474)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names
Associated places: Topographic representation of: St Albans; Topographic representation of: London
Associated titles
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1927
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1927,1126.1.29.38

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