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Engraving of the Interior of St. Peter's

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1749

GUSN

GUSN-55741

Description

Hand-colored engraving of "The Inside of St. Peter's Church at Rome." Titled in English and French. London printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill. Published according to Act of Parliament 13 Febry. 1749.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pictures (two-dimensional representations)
engraving (printing process)
paper (fiber product)
Print
Print, Intaglio
Engraving
Engraving

Associated Building

Original to Josiah Quincy House (Quincy, Mass.),

Maker

Bowles, John (Artist)

Location of Origin

London, England

Dimensions

13 x 17 3/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Edmund Quincy

Accession Number

1972.84

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