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Westgate, Canterbury

Print
August 1828 (published)
Artist/Maker
Henry Adlard (engraver)
George Shepherd (artist)
Place of origin
Canterbury (published)

Print depicting a street scene at the Westgate, Canterbury. The scene is populated with numerous figures going about their daily lives. At the far end of the street is a gatehouse. In the right foreground a young man peers out from a doorway.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleWestgate, Canterbury (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Etching
Brief description
Print depicting a view of the Westgate, Canterbury, engraving by Henry Adlard after George Shepherd, 1828.
Physical description
Print depicting a street scene at the Westgate, Canterbury. The scene is populated with numerous figures going about their daily lives. At the far end of the street is a gatehouse. In the right foreground a young man peers out from a doorway.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.2cm
  • Width: 22.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO, 1963.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Drawn by Geo. Shepherd Engraved by H. Adlard. / Westgate, Canterbury. / Published Augt. 1828. by Geo. Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane' (Lettered with title and)
Credit line
Given by Mr Brian Nevill
Subjects depicted
Street
Gatehouse
Place depicted
Canterbury
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 . London: HMSO, 1963.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1376-1954

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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