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Author Thomas Wright British
Etcher Matthias Darly British
Etcher Paul Sandby British
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Title: Universal Architecture: Book I, Six Original Designs of Arbours; Book II, Six Original Designs for Grottoes
Author:
Thomas Wright (British, Durham 1711–1786 Durham)
Etcher:
Matthias Darly (British, ca. 1721–1780 London) (frontispiece vignette, book I)
Etcher:
Paul Sandby (British, baptized Nottingham 1731–1809 London) (frontispiece vignette, book II)
Date: 1755 and 1758
Medium: Illustrations: etching
Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 18 9/16 x 3/16in. (29.8 x 47.2 x 0.5cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Accession Number: 53.514.4(1-27)
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