Plate [127] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; portrait medallions of Sutton, Clough, Blackwell, Myddleton, Whitington and Cresham on a monument beside which Mercury leans, an anchor in the foreground; the Royal Exchange in the backgrou...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by R. Bowyer, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Mercury (Roman deity),, Whittington, Richard, -1423,, Gresham, Thomas, 1519?-1579,, Clough, Richard, -1570,, and Royal Exchange (London, England),
"View in an oval frame, showing different parts of the school and hospital on Newgate Street, London; an arcade at the back lines one side of the courtyard, pupils and school masters in yard; below a paragraph on the history of the building, from a se...
Alternative Title:
View of the library founded in 1429 by Richard Whittington
Description:
Title etched within lower border of oval image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 1, 1793, by N. Smith, Gt. Mays Buildings, St. Martins Lane
