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Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire (Cobham's Gardens)

1746
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire (Cobham's Gardens)
  • Artist: Drawn and etched by Jacques Rigaud (French, Marseilles 1681–1754 Paris)
  • Etcher: Bernard Baron (French, Paris 1696–1762 London)
  • Publisher: Sarah Bridgeman (British, died before 1746)
  • Publisher: Thomas Bowles II (British, ca. 1695–1767) London
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1746
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: 26 3/16 x 19 5/16 x 11/16 in. (66.5 x 49 x 1.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.28.15
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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