The Oxford Almanack For the Year of our Lord God MDCCXXVIII

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Artist/Maker	Oxford University Press (printer) Oxford University Press (publisher) Vertue, George (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

An almanac for the year 1728 showing a view of Nicholas Hawksmoor's 1715 design for All Souls College, Oxford. Below is a scene showing Henry V receiving a petition for the foundation of the college from Archbishop Chichele. Below this scene is a calendar for 1728.

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Categories	Prints Printed Pages & Sheets
Object type	Print
Title	The Oxford Almanack For the Year of our Lord God MDCCXXVIII (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Engraving and etching on paper Paper Printing Ink Etching Engraving
Brief description	Print by George Vertue, 'The Oxford Almanack For the Year of our Lord God MDCCXXVIII', engraving and etching, Great Britain, 1727
Physical description	An almanac for the year 1728 showing a view of Nicholas Hawksmoor's 1715 design for All Souls College, Oxford. Below is a scene showing Henry V receiving a petition for the foundation of the college from Archbishop Chichele. Below this scene is a calendar for 1728.
Dimensions	Plate height: 48.8cm Plate width: 45.4cm Sheet height: 64.3cm Sheet width: 56.5cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Marks and inscriptions	(Lettered with title, a list of English monarchs since the Norman conquest with the years of their accession, officers of the University, founder, visitor and wardens of All Souls' College and a calendar for 1728 and G. Vertue Sculp.) 'DUTY ONE PENNY.' (Stamped )
Subjects depicted	Calendar Henry V
Place depicted	All Souls College
Association	Nicholas Hawksmoor
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3017-1990

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Record created	February 23, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O191958/the-oxford-almanack-for-the-print-vertue-george/

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