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A commanding view of the Wellington Hill

A commanding view of the Wellington Hill
(1825-1830)

Medium
hand-coloured etching

Measurements
29.4 × 21.3 cm (image) 32.8 × 23.5 cm (image and text) 33.8 × 24.4 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Catalogue/s Raisonné
BM Satires 15518

Printing/Publishing
published by Thomas McLean, London

Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: (figure of Paul Pry) Esq. Del (Del underlined)
printed in ink l.r.: Pub by. T. McLean 26 Haymarket
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: A COMMANDING VIEW of the WELLINGTON / HILL !!!
printed in ink (in image) (in speech bubble) u.r.: This will do well / enough for the present
printed in ink (in image) (on sign) c.: This HILL is Temporary – (HILL Temp rary underlined) / and Chiefly (hie ly underlined) composed of / loose stuff so that the Head (Head underlined) / Gardener can remove it at pleasure (ardener remove at pleasure underlined)

Accession Number
2432-3

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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