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A View of the Marsh Lands with the River Lee in Essex.

Print
ca. 1810 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving depicting a view of the River Lea (sometimes spelled Lee) with a cottage in the background seen through two trees in the foreground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA View of the Marsh Lands with the River Lee in Essex. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
'View of the Marsh lands with the River Lee in Essex', engraving by John Peltro, ca. 1810
Physical description
Engraving depicting a view of the River Lea (sometimes spelled Lee) with a cottage in the background seen through two trees in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6in
  • Width: 8in
Dimensions taken from departmental handlist.
Marks and inscriptions
J. Peltro scu
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
Places depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Taken from departmental handlist.
Collection
Accession number
E.4566-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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