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Bishops Gate

Engraving
ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Print depicting the gateway of Bishopsgate (erected 1733-5), with details and perspective view through the arch drawn on.

Object details

Categories
Prints
London History
Object type
Engraving
TitleBishops Gate (generic title)
Materials and techniques
engraving and wash
Paper (Fiber Product)
Engraving
Drawing
Brief description
'Bishops Gate', engraving and wash, Great Britain, ca. 1800
Physical description
Print depicting the gateway of Bishopsgate (erected 1733-5), with details and perspective view through the arch drawn on.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4in
  • Width: 3.5in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1923, London: Board of Education, 1925.
Credit line
Given by Messrs. Baring Brothers & Co
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 Gardner, 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 Bishopsgate was bought by Baring Brothers & Co. and donated to the Bethnal Green Museum.
Subject depicted
Gateways
Place depicted
Bishopsgate
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1923, London: Board of Education, 1925.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4963-1923

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
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