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Print made by James Basire the younger, 1769–1822, British, The North-East View of the Old Dormitory, in 1758; North-East View of the Remains of Part of the Crypt of the Old Dormitory, discovered in 1815; Plans and Elevations of the Remains, 1815
- Title:
- The North-East View of the Old Dormitory, in 1758; North-East View of the Remains of Part of the Crypt of the Old Dormitory, discovered in 1815; Plans and Elevations of the Remains
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1815
- Materials & Techniques:
- Line engraving on slightly textured, medium, white wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 3/4 × 8 inches (29.8 × 20.3 cm), Plate: 8 7/8 × 5 1/2 inches (22.5 × 14 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered on upper right: "Gent. Mag. Sep.r 1815. Plate I. p. 201"; center left: "W. Courtenay fec.t 1760"; center right: "J.B. sc"; center: "The north-east view of the Old Dormitory, in 1758, when the new buildings were began | in Dean's Yard Westminster. (Copied from a scarce print of the same date.)"; center left: "J. Carter fec.t 1815"; center right: "J. Basire sc."; center: "North-east view of the remains of part of the crypt of d.o Dormitory, discovered in 1815, | when the ground was levelled for a new arrangement of the yard"; center: "West"; lower left: "South"; lower left: "Plan of the remains"; lower right: "North"; lower center: "East"; and lettered at lower end: "A" to "F"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.22683
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject
- Associated Places:
- City of Westminster | England | London | Palace of Westminster | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:55237
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