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Th demolition of Hackney Old Church

Drawing
1798 (sketched)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil sketch or tracing showing the demolition of Old Hackney Church (St Augustine's) in 1798.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTh demolition of Hackney Old Church (generic title)
Materials and techniques
drawing on tracing paper
Brief description
Pencil sketch of the demolition of Hackney Old Church, unknown artist, 1798
Physical description
Pencil sketch or tracing showing the demolition of Old Hackney Church (St Augustine's) in 1798.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.5in
  • Width: 7.5in
Dimensions taken from departmental handlist.
Marks and inscriptions
Taking down an old house adjoining Hackney Church X Two figures lowering a beam A Sky seen through (X and A are marked on the drawing; A refers to archways along the side of the church, through which the sky can be seen. Presumably these are notes to the artist interpreting the sketch into another medium. The 'house adjoining the church' may refer to the Black and White House.)
Credit line
Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers
Object history
This object was part of the John Edmund Gardner collection of topographical prints and drawings of London. After Gardner's death the collection passed to his son Edmund Thomas, but was sold to Edward Coates MP in 1910. The collection was sold again in 1923 after Coates' death, and was split between various institutions and private collectors. The portion connected with Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney and Bethnal Green was bought by the Hon. Arthur Villiers and donated to the Bethnal Green Museum.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Taken from departmental handlist.
Collection
Accession number
E.4607-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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