The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter Westminster, 2 Vols.
Vol. I: half title, 2 frontispiece plates, title, dedication to the Prince of Wales, list of subscribers, preface, pp. (1)-227, chronological table, index, 56 plates. (2) Vol. II: half title, two plates, title, dedication to King George IV, pp. (1)-304, general index, index to monuments and gravestones, names of sculptors and designers of monuments in the abbey church, list of principle publications, list of plates, plate, pp. (1)-73, list of publications, general index, index to monuments and interments, index to arms, list of plates, 59 plates interspersed.
Artwork Details
- Title: The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter Westminster, 2 Vols.
- Author: Edward Wedlake Brayley (British, 1773–1854)
- Artist: After John Preston Neale (British, 1780–1847 Suffolk)
- Artist: After James Robert Thompson (British, active ca. 1799–1843)
- Etcher: Cosmo Armstrong (British, Birmingham 1781–1836)
- Engraver: John Byfield (British, 1788–1841)
- Etcher: Elizabeth Byrne (British, London 1777–1849)
- Etcher: John Byrne (British, 1786–1847)
- Etcher: James Carter (British, London 1798–1855)
- Etcher: John Cleghorn (British, active 1827–80)
- Etcher: George Cooke (British, London 1781–1834 Barnes)
- Etcher: Henry Le Keux (British, London 1787–1868 Bocking, Sussex)
- Etcher: John Le Keux (British, London 1783–1846 London)
- Engraver: James Lewis (British, 1782–1858)
- Etcher: Henry Moses (British, London 1781/82–1870 Cowley, Middlesex)
- Artist: William Radclyffe (British, Birmingham 1783–1855 Birmingham)
- Engraver: John Roffe (British, 1769–1850)
- Engraver: Robert Roffe (British, active from 1797–died 1839)
- Engraver: Roberts Sands (British, 1792–1855)
- Engraver: John Scott (British, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1774–1827 London)
- Engraver: William Richard Smith (British, 1787–1839)
- Engraver: William Dean Taylor (British, 1774–1857)
- Engraver: James Tingle (British, 1790–1858/60)
- Engraver: John Charles Varrall (British, 1795–1855)
- Engraver: Thomas Willement (British, London 1786–1871)
- Engraver: William Woolnoth (British, 1780–1837)
- Publisher: John Preston Neale (British, 1780–1847 Suffolk)
- Printer: Cox & Barnett (British, active 1807–21)
- Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown
- Published in: London
- Date: 1818–21
- Medium: Illustrations: engraving
- Dimensions: 11 5/8 x 9 13/16 x 1 15/16 in. (29.5 x 25 x 5 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
- Object Number: 24.66.106(1, 2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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