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View of the magnificent box erected for the reception of their Majesties ... at the Commemoration of Handel

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Date

1784

Artist

Print after John Dixon

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3026256

Additional Makers

Publisher - John Sewell; Print maker - John Walker; Print maker - William Walker

Description

View of the nave of Westminster abbey with huge crowds of spectators, dominated by the box at the end, with tiered seating and window behind; after J Dixon, from a series illustrating Handel's memorial in 1784. 1784. Hand-coloured etching and engraving.

Inscription

Lettered below image with title: "View of the magnificent box erected for the reception of their Majesties, in Westminster Abbey under the Direction of Mr James Wyatt, at the Commemoration of Handel", production detail: "J. Dixon del.", "W&J Walker sculpt." and publication line: "Publish'd by J.Sewell 30 June, 1784"

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

London, England

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Religious Buildings
Ceremonies
Interiors

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