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The Western Front of the Priory Church, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Print
1805 (made), 1799-1813 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait format etching of the western front of the Priory Church in Dunstable, accompanied by the plan, in black and white. The etching of the church takes up the majority of the paper, and the plan is included at the bottom. Lettered with the title and 'Etch'd by A. Birrell from a Drawing made by S. Prout April 1805. for the Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain.'

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Western Front of the Priory Church, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching, paper
Brief description
'The Western Front of the Priory Church, Dunstable, Bedfordshire,' etched by Andrew Birrell, after a drawing by S. Prout, England, 1799-1813.
Physical description
Portrait format etching of the western front of the Priory Church in Dunstable, accompanied by the plan, in black and white. The etching of the church takes up the majority of the paper, and the plan is included at the bottom. Lettered with the title and 'Etch'd by A. Birrell from a Drawing made by S. Prout April 1805. for the Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 12in
  • Width: 9.8125in
Dimensions taken from: Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Marks and inscriptions
Etch'd by A. Birrell from a Drawing made by S. Prout April 1805. for the Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain.
Credit line
Given by Mrs. C. W. Beaumont.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Accession number
E.2198-1934

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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