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An engraving of a city street corner with figures walking along the sidewalk and street, with text underneath the image.

An engraving of a city street corner. Figures walk along the sidewalk on both sides of the street. In the foreground, two men dig into the street with pickaxes. Behind them, a man driving a carriage turns a corner. Text underneath the image reads: "LONDON: Printed for Bernard Lintot, at the Cross-Keys between the Temple Gates in Fleet Street."

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.643
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Walking Temple Gates
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/374351

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving and letterpress on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving and letterpress
Dimensions
sheet: 8 × 10 cm (3 1/8 × 3 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: below image: LONDON: Printed for Bernard Lintot, at the Croƒs-Keys / between the Temple Gates in Fleetƒtreet.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Valerie Jackson-Harris, London], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.643
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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