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Creator:
William Ellis, 1747–1810
after P. H. Witton Jr., Active 1792
Published by Joseph Johnson, 1738–1809
Title:
Baskerville House, the Residence of John Ryland, Esq.
Part Of:

Collective Title: Views of the Ruins of the Principal Houses Destroyed During the Riots at Birmingham

Collective Title: Vues des ruines des principaux batiments qui ont souffert dans les emeutes de Birmingham

Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (21.6 x 26.4 cm), Plate: 7 5/16 x 9 7/16 inches (18.6 x 24 cm), Image: 5 1/16 x 7 3/8 inches (12.8 x 18.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "1/"

Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Drawn by P. H. Witton, Junr."; lower center: "BASKERVILLE HOUSE, the Residence of JOHN RYLAND Esq. | London. Published 1 May 1792, by J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard."; lower right: "Engraved by Wm. Ellis."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.14754
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | cart | child | costume | country house | excavation | feathers | garden | girl | gowns | hats | house | labor | landscape | mansion | men | nobility | park (grounds) | path | peasants | ruins | shovel | trees | wheelbarrow | woman | workers | working
Associated Places:
Baskerville House | Birmingham | Birmingham | Centenary Square | England | United Kingdom
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40941
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