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History Preserving the Monuments of Antiquity, Frontispiece for the second edition of Francis Grose's Antiquities of England and Wales (London, 1784)
History Preserving the Monuments of Antiquity, Frontispiece for the second edition of Francis Grose's Antiquities of England and Wales (London, 1784)
Object number1864.2.556

History Preserving the Monuments of Antiquity, Frontispiece for the second edition of Francis Grose's Antiquities of England and Wales (London, 1784)

Date1784
Artist (English)
CultureEnglish
MediumEtching and engraving
DimensionsSheet: 8 x 5 1/8 in. (20.32 x 13.02 cm)
Credit LineGift of Matthew Vassar
On View
Not on view
Period18th c
Classification(s)
SignedSigned and dated (LR): (artist's name), pub. 25 May 1784
InscribedInscribed (LR): by S. Hooper
BibliographyLandscapes of Retrospection (Poughkeepsie: FLLAC, 1999), p. 55 repr. 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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