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Illustration to James Weston's 'Stenography completed', London, 1727

Print
ca. 1727 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Cole, James (engraver)
Place of origin
London (engraved)

Engraving by James Cole (worked c.1720-c.1743); illustration to James Weston’s ‘Stenography completed’, London, 1727, showing the uses of shorthand writing in the Court of Law and in the House of Lords. Lettered ‘J. Cole sculp.’ and ‘By this Swift Art, the Student of the Laws, May write in Little the whole pleaded Cause.’


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleIllustration to James Weston's 'Stenography completed', London, 1727 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Engraving by James Cole (worked c.1720-c.1743); illustration to James Weston's 'Stenography completed', London, 1727. Lettered with engraver's name and inscribed.
Physical description
Engraving by James Cole (worked c.1720-c.1743); illustration to James Weston’s ‘Stenography completed’, London, 1727, showing the uses of shorthand writing in the Court of Law and in the House of Lords. Lettered ‘J. Cole sculp.’ and ‘By this Swift Art, the Student of the Laws, May write in Little the whole pleaded Cause.’
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.4cm
  • Width: 11.4cm
Taken from 'Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965' published by HMSO 1966
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'J. Cole sculp.' (Lettered)
  • 'By this Swift Art, the Student of the Laws, May write in Little the whole pleaded Cause.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Sir Ambrose Heal
Object history
Illustration to James Weston's 'Stenography compleated', London, 1727.
Subjects depicted
Writing
Shorthand
Stenographers
Illustrations
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965 pub. HMSO 1966
  • Weston, James. Stenography compleated. London: 1727.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.987-1965

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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