[14] disc-shaped sheets : illustrations ; each 8 cm in diameter, in case 9 x 9 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsDA683 .A66 1817Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
The 14 sheets are attached end-to-end by cloth tape; the full length, opened, is 104 cm.Twelve circular views of London with printed text on reverse, contained in a bronzed metal box in the form of a medal. The lid is embossed with an allegory of the Regency, the bottom with the badge of the Order of the Garter, covering an inscription "The Father and Family of the People." The whole contained in silk lined red morocco case.
Contents:
Drury Lane Theater -- Highgate Archway -- New Docks -- Covent Garden Theater -- Custom House -- Church, Mary Le Bone -- Opera House -- Waterloo Bridge -- Westminster Abbey improved -- Trophies -- Whitehall Chapel -- Regency park -- Waterloo Place.
Subject Terms:
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738–1820. | Regency -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works. | London (England) -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1817. | Accordion fold format (Binding)