Harvard Art Museums > G1865: Canterbury Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Canterbury (Wenceslaus Hollar)(After Thomas Johnson) , G1865,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/273880. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number G1865 People Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (Prague 1607 - 1677 London) After Thomas Johnson, British (active 1634-1676) Title Canterbury Other Titles Alternate Title: North View of Canterbury Classification Prints Work Type print Date 17th century Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/273880 Physical Descriptions Medium Etching printed in black ink on white wove paper, darkened to tan Technique Etching Dimensions sheet: 18 × 55.9 cm (7 1/16 × 22 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: in plate, top center, within a scroll: The North Prospect of / CANTERBVRY. inscription: in plate, at top right, in a cartouche: To his Grace / Y most Reverend Father in God / GILBERT / by Divine providence, Lord / ARCHBISHOP of CANTERBVRY, / Primate of all England & Metro= / =politan, and one of his Majesties / most honourable privy Councell / his munificent Patron / This Sculpture, Containing the / prospect & Groudplott of Canter / bury with ther Cathedrall thereof, / is most humbly presented and dedica / by IOHN OGILBY Esq. / jis Majtes: Cosmographer inscription: in plate, lower left corner: Tho: Iohnson delineavit. W. Hollar fecit. watermark: 1829 collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 1865 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856. William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State iii/iii Standard Reference Number New Hollstein 2520, Pennington 961a Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray Object Number G1865 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
