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A commanding view of the Wellington Hill

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

Medium
hand-coloured etching
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

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)
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
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display

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