| Method | Etching |
| Artist | Wenceslaus Hollar |
| Published | W. Hollar delin: et sculp: 1661 |
| Dimensions | Image 217 x 298 mm, Plate 222 x 302 mm |
| Notes |
A view of St Mary Overy in Southwark, now Southwark Cathedral, from the south. This is the second state printing from William Dugdale's 'Monasticon Anglicanum or The History of the Ancient Abbies, and Other Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, in England and Wales With Divers French, Irish and Scotch Monasteries Formerly Relating to England.' This work was published between the years of 1655 and 1673. An English abridgement was made available in 1718, and an enlarged six volume edition came out in fifty-four parts between 1st June 1813 and 1830. Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) left his native Prague in 1627. He spent several years travelling and working in Germany before his patron, the Earl of Arundel brought him to London in 1636. During the civil wars, Hollar fought on the Royalist side, after which he spent the years 1644-52 in Antwerp. Hollar's views of London form an important record of the city before the Great Fire of 1666. He was prolific and engraved a wide range of subjects, producing nearly 2,800 prints, numerous watercolours and many drawings. Pennington 1033 ii/ii Condition: Trimmed just outside of platemark and grangerised to old album page. Minor time toning to edges of sheet. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £175.00 |
| Stock ID | 51177 |