Artist: Eneas Mackenzie (1778–1832) was an English topographer.
Engraver: Thomas Sutherland (c.1785-1827) was an aquatinter working in London.
Title: Fragments of Ceilings.
Signed, Titled, Numbered, and Dated in plate: Plate 15. E Mackenzie delt. J Bluck sculpt. Fragments of Ceilings &c.&c.&c. Publish'd 1st. Feb'y 1812. for
R. Ackermann's Westmr. Abbey, at 101 Strand. London.
Dimensions: Image 10" x 7 3/4".
Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann (1764 - 1834) was an Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher, and businessman.
Edition: The history of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's Westminster, its antiquities and monuments. In two volumes.
Date: 1812.
Materials and Techniques: Etching, aquatint, hand-coloring on wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Cut unevenly. A deep tear to the middle left. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Vol. II, Plate 15.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1984,0121.42.4-83.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XIX C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.