Print made by James Basire, Sr., British, 1730 - 1802, British, Distant View of Whalley Abbey, 1800
- Title:
- Distant View of Whalley Abbey
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Whitaker's 'History of the Parish of Whalley,' 1800-1801
- Date:
- 1800
- Materials & Techniques:
- Line engraving, published state on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Scale: , Plate: 8 7/8 × 11 1/4 inches (22.5 × 28.6 cm), Image: 7 1/8 × 10 1/8 inches (18.1 × 25.7 cm), Sheet: 9 1/4 × 11 3/4 inches (23.5 × 29.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)
Lettered, upper center: "PL.VI. | LOCUS BENEDICTUS DE WHALLEY."; lettered, upper right: "P.48"; lettered, lower left: "Drawn by Wm. Turner A."; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by James Basire."; lettered, lower center: "To the Right Honourable SOPHIA CHARLOTTE BARONESS HOW, | This PLATE engraved at her Ladyship's expence is gratefully inscribed by | The Author"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6538
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15777
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