Object number1864.2.2855

Architectural & Heraldic Title Page in The Autobiography of John Britton: Views of the Cathedrals of Canterbury, York, Salisbury, Lichfield, Durham & Exeter

Date1849

Artist William Woolnoth (English, 1785–c. 1836)

after William Henry Ansted (English, active c. 1825–1850)

CultureEnglish

MediumEngraving

DimensionsImage: 11 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (29.53 x 21.91 cm)
Plate mark: 10 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (26.67 x 21.91 cm)

Credit LineGift of Matthew Vassar

On View

Not on view

Period19th c

Classification(s)

InscribedInscribed (LL): Designed by J. Britton, drawn by H. Ansted, effect by P. Williams; (LR): Engraved by W. Woolnoth; (LL, in pencil): Rev. E. L. Magoon D. D. from J. Britton - May 15/54

ProvenanceCollections: Elias Magoon
Exhibition HistoryPoughkeepsie, NY, FLLAC, Vassar College, "Landscapes of Retrospection," October 15 - December 19, 1999;

The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, January 25 - March 25, 2001;

The Heinz Architectural Center, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 9 - September 2, 2001;

Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, February 9 - April 7, 2002 (see below)

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