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Property from the Collection of the Late R. Johannes Meyer
John Sturt (1658-1730) after Robert Inglish (active 1714)
The Royal Palace of St. James's
Details
John Sturt (1658-1730) after Robert Inglish (active 1714)
The Royal Palace of St. James's
etching and engraving, 1714, watermark Large Fleur-de-Lys under Crown and countermark Letters IV (similar to Haewood 1831, London?, dated 1748), a very good impression of this large plate, printed and sold by Thomas Bowles, London, also included in a later impression of Brittania Illustrata (first published by David Mortier in 1707), with margins, a vertical central fold, a small backed paper loss at the central fold below, some minor creases and time staining in the margins, otherwise in very good condition
P. 470 x 656 mm., S. 528 x 704 mm.
The Royal Palace of St. James's
etching and engraving, 1714, watermark Large Fleur-de-Lys under Crown and countermark Letters IV (similar to Haewood 1831, London?, dated 1748), a very good impression of this large plate, printed and sold by Thomas Bowles, London, also included in a later impression of Brittania Illustrata (first published by David Mortier in 1707), with margins, a vertical central fold, a small backed paper loss at the central fold below, some minor creases and time staining in the margins, otherwise in very good condition
P. 470 x 656 mm., S. 528 x 704 mm.
Provenance
R. Johannes Meyer (1882-1967), Hamburg; then by descent to the present owner.
Literature
Bernard Adams, London Illustrated 1604-1850: A survey and index of topographical books and their plates, London, 1983, no. 22.38.
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