The Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral
Item
Description
A view of the choir of St. Pauls Cathederal, looking towards the altar. The retro choir and its rose window can be seen beyond.
Title
The Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral
Creator
Hollar, Wenceslaus
Date
1658
Medium
Copper Etching
Dimensions
313x218, 318x223
Source
Dugdale, William. The History of St Paul’s Cathedral. London: Thomas Warren, 1658, ii; from end of 1716
Notes
Pennington notes that an inscription in the top left corner (169) was replaced by 147.
Location
St Paul's cathedral
Period
eng
Early modern (late 16th-17th century)
Image Category
eng
Print
Image Source URL
Image Publisher
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto
Image Right Holder
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto
Inscriptions
Above: CHORI ECCLESIAE CATHEDRALIS S. PAVLI, PROSPECTVS INTERIOR.,
Bottom Left: Wenceslaus Hollar delineauit et sculpsit,
Top Left: 169.
Upper Left and Right Corners: A Coat of Arms with a Winged Head above it and a dedication by Elias Ashmole in a decorated shield.
Bottom Left: Wenceslaus Hollar delineauit et sculpsit,
Top Left: 169.
Upper Left and Right Corners: A Coat of Arms with a Winged Head above it and a dedication by Elias Ashmole in a decorated shield.
Reproductions
Arthur M. Hind, Wenseslas Hollar and His Views of London and Windsor in the Seventeenth Century (1922). [page?]
Subject
eng
Cathedral
Bibliographic Citation
Pennington, R. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslas Hollar 1607-1677 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010); item number 1026.
Cataloguer
Peter Orlowski
Coverage
Medieval London
Type
Etching
image
Still Image
