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Sir Christopher Wren presenting to King Charles II his plans for rebuilding the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666.
1717-1810
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E East 46/GC077/Box 09/Normal/18th c./Artists Di-G GA 2012.00239
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], n.d.
- People
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- Related Name
- Wale, Samuel, 1721-1786
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685—Portraits
- Frontispiece—Specimens
- Portraits, British—17th century
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—17th century—Portraits
- Wren, Christopher, 1589-1658—Portraits
- Great Britain—History—17th century—In art
- Architects—Great Britain—17th century—Portraits
- Portraits
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Sir Christopher Wren presenting to King Charles II his plans for rebuilding the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666.
- Call Number
- E East 46/GC077/Box 09/Normal/18th c./Artists Di-G GA 2012.00239
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcjs956v147
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], n.d.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1717-1810
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 25.8 x 16.4 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Engravings
- Depiction: Historical scene. Room where Wren holds plans for Charles II to see; three other men stand beside the king.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Wale delin.".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Grignion sculp.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685—Portraits
- Frontispiece—Specimens
- Portraits, British—17th century
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—17th century—Portraits
- Wren, Christopher, 1589-1658—Portraits
- Great Britain—History—17th century—In art
- Architects—Great Britain—17th century—Portraits
- Portraits
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/e97d607b-3509-4912-82ff-bc3538788372/manifest