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Westminster Abbey, view from the vaultings looking west, showing the ceremony of the Coronation of His Majesty, King George IIII

Print
1823 (published)
Artist/Maker
Sands, Robert (engraver)
Tingle, James (engraver)
Neale, John Preston (draughtsman)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print showing the interior of Westminster Abbey and the coronation of George IV seen from the vaultings looking west.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Royalty
Object type
Print
TitleWestminster Abbey, view from the vaultings looking west, showing the ceremony of the Coronation of His Majesty, King George IIII (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Etching
Brief description
Print showing the Coronation of king George IV in Westminster Abbey. Plate 38 of Volume 2 of 'The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster' by E. W. Brayley, London, 1823. Etching by Robert Sands and James Tingle, published 1823.
Physical description
Print showing the interior of Westminster Abbey and the coronation of George IV seen from the vaultings looking west.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
  • Width: 24.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Drawn by J. P. Neale Figures Etched by H. Moses. Engd. by R. Sands & J. Tingle.' (Lettered with title, publisher's addresses, etc. and)
Credit line
Given by Mr James Laver CBE
Subjects depicted
Coronation
Abbey
George IV (King of Great Britain and Ireland, and King of Hanover)
Coronation of George IV
Place depicted
Westminster Abbey
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.823-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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