At Louvain
Maker
(artist)
1809-1868
(publisher)
(printer)
1809-1868
(publisher)
(printer)
Title
At Louvain
Date of Production
1832
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 31.6 cm
Width: 23.3 cm
Width: 23.3 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.5048
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower left & recto : : H. Mogford del.t //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : AT LOUVAIN / London[colon] Published by J. McCormick, 147, Strand, 1832 / Printed by Lefevre [ampersand] Co. 52, Newman St. //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : upper right margin & recto : later Witt inscription : WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: inscription : typed : lower centre margin & recto : later Witt inscription : H. MOGFORD //
Inscription: inscription : manuscript pencil : upper left & verso : later Witt inscription : 964/64(3) //
Inscription: inscription : printed : centre & verso : text pasted on : LIEGE is a strong city of the Netherlands, standing on the / Maes, in a fertile valley surrounded by fine wood; although / distant near one hundred miles from the sea, the river is / navigable to the walls. The houses are very lofty, and / built of a bluish marble. A magnificent cathedral adorns / the city, as well as sixteen gates, which add greatly to its / beauty. //
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : AT LOUVAIN / London[colon] Published by J. McCormick, 147, Strand, 1832 / Printed by Lefevre [ampersand] Co. 52, Newman St. //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : upper right margin & recto : later Witt inscription : WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: inscription : typed : lower centre margin & recto : later Witt inscription : H. MOGFORD //
Inscription: inscription : manuscript pencil : upper left & verso : later Witt inscription : 964/64(3) //
Inscription: inscription : printed : centre & verso : text pasted on : LIEGE is a strong city of the Netherlands, standing on the / Maes, in a fertile valley surrounded by fine wood; although / distant near one hundred miles from the sea, the river is / navigable to the walls. The houses are very lofty, and / built of a bluish marble. A magnificent cathedral adorns / the city, as well as sixteen gates, which add greatly to its / beauty. //
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