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John Howard

Design
ca. 1796 (made)
Artist/Maker
Basire, John James (printer)
Place of origin
London (made)

Print of a sculpture of John Howard.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Prints
Designs
Object type
Design
TitleJohn Howard (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Paper
Ink
Printing
Brief description
Print by Basire of a sculpture of John Howard by John Bacon the Elder, about 1796
Physical description
Print of a sculpture of John Howard.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.4cm
  • Width: 13.8cm
  • Plate height: 20cm
  • Plate width: 11.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'John Bacon Statuary. / RA' (Letterd beneath print but inside plate mark. The RA is added in pencil beneath.)
  • 'Js: Basire Sc.' (James Basire sculptit (made the print))
Credit line
Given by W/S Fine Art
Production
Print after sculpture of John Howard, 1795, in St. Paul's Cathedral by John Bacon the Elder.
Subjects depicted
Sepulchral Monuments
Howard, John
Place depicted
St Paul's Cathedral
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.452-2008

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Record createdOctober 24, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O170395/john-howard-design-basire-john-james/
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