SHEPHERD, George Sidney, 1784-1862 :

ST. BENNET'S GRACECHURCH. UNITED WITH ST. LEONARD S EASTCHEAP.

London : J. Booth, 1812. A handsome antique print - a view down Gracechurch Street to the Monument,with the Wren church of St. Benet which used to stand on the corner of Fenchurch Street. Engraved by William Wise (fl.1790-1818) from an original drawing by George Sidney Shepherd. Originally produced for the part-work series "Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini; being a Series of Views" (London : 1810-1823) - "the first artistically competent and exhaustive illustration of the golden age of London church building" (Adams). Below the image are several lines of explanatory text. Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 271 x 165mm (approx. 10-3/4" x 6-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 129/025.

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• ordernr.: 35459

• bookseller: Ash Rare Books (GREAT BRITAIN)