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At Louvain

Maker

(artist)
1809-1868

(publisher)

(printer)

Title

At Louvain

Date of Production

1832

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 31.6 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. //

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