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The Oxford Almanack For the Year of our Lord God MDCCXXVIII

Print
1727 (made)
Artist/Maker
Oxford University Press (printer)
Oxford University Press (publisher)
Vertue, George (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

An almanac for the year 1728 showing a view of Nicholas Hawksmoor's 1715 design for All Souls College, Oxford. Below is a scene showing Henry V receiving a petition for the foundation of the college from Archbishop Chichele. Below this scene is a calendar for 1728.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Printed Pages & Sheets
Object type
Print
TitleThe Oxford Almanack For the Year of our Lord God MDCCXXVIII (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving and etching on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Etching
Engraving
Brief description
Print by George Vertue, 'The Oxford Almanack For the Year of our Lord God MDCCXXVIII', engraving and etching, Great Britain, 1727
Physical description
An almanac for the year 1728 showing a view of Nicholas Hawksmoor's 1715 design for All Souls College, Oxford. Below is a scene showing Henry V receiving a petition for the foundation of the college from Archbishop Chichele. Below this scene is a calendar for 1728.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 48.8cm
  • Plate width: 45.4cm
  • Sheet height: 64.3cm
  • Sheet width: 56.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Lettered with title, a list of English monarchs since the Norman conquest with the years of their accession, officers of the University, founder, visitor and wardens of All Souls' College and a calendar for 1728 and G. Vertue Sculp.)
  • 'DUTY ONE PENNY.' (Stamped )
Subjects depicted
Calendar
Henry V
Place depicted
All Souls College
Association
Nicholas Hawksmoor
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3017-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O191958/the-oxford-almanack-for-the-print-vertue-george/
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