Artist: Robert Kent Thomas (British, 1816-1884).
Title: View of St Cuthbert's screen in St Albans Abbey.
Signed in the plate with monogram l.l. proof before letters.
Dimensions: Sheet 10 1/2" x 8".
Date: 1876.
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper pasted on cardboard.
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: Laid down. Tanned. Remnants of the mat to edges recto. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: illustration to 'The Portfolio' of 1876.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1878,0511.214.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XIX C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from the British Museum collection.
- Rare.