Cantabrigia Depicta: A Series of Engravings, Representing the Most Picturesque and Interesting Edifices in the University of Cambridge, with an Historical and Descriptive Account of Each
Artwork Details
- Title: Cantabrigia Depicta: A Series of Engravings, Representing the Most Picturesque and Interesting Edifices in the University of Cambridge, with an Historical and Descriptive Account of Each
- Artist: After Richard Bankes Harraden (British, 1778–1862 Cambridge)
- Artist: After George Cattermole (British, Dickleburgh, Norfolk 1800–1868 Clapham Common, London)
- Engraver: Henry LeKeux (British, 1787–1868)
- Engraver: Joseph John Skelton (British, London 1783–1871 London)
- Engraver: John Whessell (British, ca. 1760–after 1820)
- Etcher: Elizabeth Byrne (British, London 1777–1849)
- Sitter: Frontispiece portrait of Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (British, Rome 1776–1834 Bagshot Park, Surrey)
- Artist: Frontispiece portrait after John Opie (British, St. Agnes, Cornwall 1761–1807 London)
- Engraver: Frontispiece portrait engraved by Thomas Williamson (British, active 1801–25)
- Dedicatee: Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (British, London 1774–1850 London)
- Publisher: T. Cadell and W. Davies (London)
- Publisher: Harraden & Son (Cambridge)
- Printer: Robert Cribb & Son
- Date: 1809 [1811]
- Medium: Illustrations: aquatint and etching
- Dimensions: 11 13/16 x 9 5/8 x 1 7/16 in. (30 x 24.5 x 3.7 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
- Object Number: 24.66.140
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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