drawing
- Museum number
- 2012,7083.2
- Description
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The Old British Museum; view of Montague House from Great Russell Street, with pedestrians and two horse drawn carraiges.
Watercolour with traces of graphite
- Production date
- 1820s (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 173 millimetres
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Width: 229 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This watercolour depicts the old screen to the British Museum (Montague House, now more commonly spelt Montagu House). A related drawing by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (2012,7083.1) and three prints after Shepherd (2012,7083.3 and 4, and 1880,0911.1072) are also in the collection at the British Museum. 2012,7083.2 is likely to have been executed after these engraved versions were issued.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2012
- Acquisition notes
- This item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45. The British Museum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 2012,7083.2
