print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: Ee,2.77
Description: The shrouded effigy of John Donne in St Paul's; in a black niche the figure of Donne stands in his winding sheet, his feet in an urn; a square tablet over niche, above which supported by fruit and leaves is a coat of arms; at top a further coat of arms to left and dedication to right; illustration to William Dugdale's 'The History of St Pauls Cathedral in London' (London, 1658 and 1716). Etching
Producer name
School/style: British; Bohemian
Production date: 1658 (c.)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 297 millimetres; Width: 165 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: See G,10.216 1854,0812.376 and 1948,0315.10.123 for other impressions, and Comment of 1854,0812.409
Bibliographic references: New Hollstein (German) / The New Hollstein: German engravings, etchings and woodcuts 1400-1700 (1672) (Hollar); Pennington 1982 / A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar (2277); Adams 1983 / London Illustrated 1604-1850: a survey and index of topographical books and their plates (8.5)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Illustration to: Sir William Dugdale; Associated with: John Donne
Associated places: Topographic representation of: London
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Acquisition name
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: John Bagford; Previous owner/ex-collection: Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford
Acquisition date: 1814
Acquisition notes: on verso ms note 'Harleian 5987'; possibly from Gg,4B.27
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: Ee,2.77

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