Cantabrigia Depicta: A Series of Engravings, Representing the Most Picturesque and Interesting Edifices in the University of Cambridge, with an Historical and Descriptive Account of Each
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Title: Cantabrigia Depicta: A Series of Engravings, Representing the Most Picturesque and Interesting Edifices in the University of Cambridge, with an Historical and Descriptive Account of Each
Artist:
After Richard Bankes Harraden (British, 1778–1862 Cambridge)
Artist:
After George Cattermole (British, Dickleburgh, Norfolk 1800–1868 Clapham Common, London)
Engraver:
Henry LeKeux (British, 1787–1868)
Engraver:
Joseph John Skelton (British, London 1783–1871 London)
Engraver:
John Whessell (British, ca. 1760–after 1820)
Etcher:
Elizabeth Byrne (British, London 1777–1849)
Sitter:
Frontispiece portrait of Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (British, Rome 1776–1834 Bagshot Park, Surrey)
Artist:
Frontispiece portrait after John Opie (British, St. Agnes, Cornwall 1761–1807 London)
Engraver:
Frontispiece portrait engraved by Thomas Williamson (British, active 1801–25)
Dedicatee:
Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (British, London 1774–1850 London)
Publisher:
T. Cadell and W. Davies (London)
Publisher:
Harraden & Son (Cambridge)
Printer:
Robert Cribb & Son
Date: 1809 [1811]
Medium: Illustrations: aquatint and etching
Dimensions: 11 13/16 x 9 5/8 x 1 7/16 in. (30 x 24.5 x 3.7 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
Object Number: 24.66.140
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