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A view of the canal, Chinese building, rotundo &c in Ranelagh Gardens, with the masquerade / Canaleti delin ; C. Grignion sculp.
1759
View of a circular building in the background and a Chinese structure on a lake reached by a bridge, with figures in costume.
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- Author
- Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810
- Donor
- Willsie, Bruce C., 1957-
- Related Name
- Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Landscapes—England—London—Early works to 1800
- Gardens—England—London—Pictorial works—Early works to 1800
- City and town life—England—London—Pictorial works—Early works to 1800
- Recreation—England—London—Pictorial works—Early works to 1800
- Vues d'optique—Specimens
- Ranelagh Gardens (London, England)—Pictorial works—Early works to 1800
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Item Summary
View of a circular building in the background and a Chinese structure on a lake reached by a bridge, with figures in costume.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A view of the canal, Chinese building, rotundo &c in Ranelagh Gardens, with the masquerade / Canaleti delin ; C. Grignion sculp.
- Call Number
- C South 03/Drawer 09/GC138/Half Folio GA 2022.00057
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc73666k421
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1759
- Format
- Visual material
- Extent
- 1 print : etching and engraving, hand coloring; plate 26 x 40 cm
- Source Acquisition
- Princeton copy 1: Gift of Bruce C. Willsie, Princeton class of 1986; 2020.
- Princeton copy 1 Gift of Bruce C. Willsie, Princeton class of 1986; 2020.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Plate numbered "74", top right.
- Titled in English and French.
- This print is listed in the Sayer & Bennett catalogue for 1775, under the heading 'Ranelagh etc.', number 7.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Landscapes—England—London—Early works to 1800
- Gardens—England—London—Pictorial works—Early works to 1800
- City and town life—England—London—Pictorial works—Early works to 1800
- Recreation—England—London—Pictorial works—Early works to 1800
- Vues d'optique—Specimens
- Ranelagh Gardens (London, England)—Pictorial works—Early works to 1800
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/a96a9659-9354-480d-bbd5-01dcec706c3f/manifest