Prospect of Windsor Castle, from the North (from Elias Ashmole's "The Institution, Laws & Ceremonies of the most Noble Order of the Garter," London, 1667 or 1672)
View across the river of the castle, and the houses along the river bank beneath; in foreground on the Thames is an open boat with a mast, loaded with logs, the stern covered with an awning; to the left is a long boat rowed by two oarsmen, carrying gentlemen and their luggage.
Artwork Details
- Title: Prospect of Windsor Castle, from the North (from Elias Ashmole's "The Institution, Laws & Ceremonies of the most Noble Order of the Garter," London, 1667 or 1672)
- Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Artist: After Sir Christopher Wren (British, East Knoyle, Wiltshire 1632–1723 London)
- Author: Related author Elias Ashmole (British, 1617–1692)
- Date: 1667
- Medium: Etching; second state of two
- Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/8 × 13 5/8 in. (18.8 × 34.6 cm)
cut within the platemark - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.81.2.95
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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