A Plan of a Triumphal Memorial....at Holyhead in honour of the visit of His Majesty George IV to the Principality of Wales on the 7th of August, 1821 by Thomas Harrison Esq. Architect

Drawn on stone by Augostino Aglio, the elder Italian

ca. 1822

Not on view

A ceremonial memorial gateway built at Holyhead, of Anglesey, Wales, in 1822-24, to commemorate a visit made by George IV in 1821.

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Title: A Plan of a Triumphal Memorial....at Holyhead in honour of the visit of His Majesty George IV to the Principality of Wales on the 7th of August, 1821 by Thomas Harrison Esq. Architect
Artist: Drawn on stone by Augostino Aglio, the elder (Italian, Cremona 1777–1857 London)
Architect: Thomas Harrison (British, Richmond, Yorkshire 1744–1829 Chester)
Printer: Rowney & Forster (London)
Date: ca. 1822
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Image: 7 7/8 × 14 1/8 in. (20 × 35.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/16 × 18 7/8 in. (33.5 × 48 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Object Number: 66.542.56
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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