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General Plan of the Woods, Park and Gardens of Stowe the seat of the Right Honorable Lord Viscount Cobham

After Jacques Rigaud French
Publisher Sarah Bridgeman British
1739
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Object Information
  • Title: General Plan of the Woods, Park and Gardens of Stowe the seat of the Right Honorable Lord Viscount Cobham
  • Engraver: Anonymous, British, 18th century
  • Artist: After Jacques Rigaud (French, Marseilles 1681–1754 Paris)
  • Publisher: Sarah Bridgeman (British, died before 1746)
  • Date: 1739
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: sheet: 37 3/16 x 24 13/16 in. (94.5 x 63 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.79(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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