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Creator:
Wenceslaus Hollar, 1607–1677
Title:
A View from St. Mary's, Southwark, Looking Towards Westminster
Date:
ca. 1638
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 × 12 1/8 inches (13 × 30.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in artist's hand in graphite and brown ink, upper center: "<East Part> West part o Southwark toward Westminster"; inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, "23 10 | 18 12 | 120 | 3 | 63 | 228 2/1"

Fragment, unidentified.

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5548
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
buildings | cityscape | trees
Associated Places:
England | Europe | London | Southwark | United Kingdom
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10185
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