2021.643: Walking Temple Gates
PrintsAn 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
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Unidentified Artist
- Title
- Walking Temple Gates
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- 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
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- 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
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
Verification Level
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