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A Plan of a Triumphal Memorial....at Holyhead in honour of the visit of His Majesty George IV to the Principality of Wales on the 7th of August, 1821 by Thomas Harrison Esq. Architect

Drawn on stone by Augostino Aglio, the elder Italian
Architect Thomas Harrison British
Printer Rowney & Forster British

ca. 1822

Not on view

A ceremonial memorial gateway built at Holyhead, of Anglesey, Wales, in 1822-24, to commemorate a visit made by George IV in 1821.

A Plan of a Triumphal Memorial....at Holyhead in honour of the visit of His Majesty George IV to the Principality of Wales on the 7th of August, 1821 by Thomas Harrison Esq. Architect, Drawn on stone by Augostino Aglio, the elder (Italian, Cremona 1777–1857 London), Lithograph — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: A Plan of a Triumphal Memorial....at Holyhead in honour of the visit of His Majesty George IV to the Principality of Wales on the 7th of August, 1821 by Thomas Harrison Esq. Architect

Artist: Drawn on stone by Augostino Aglio, the elder (Italian, Cremona 1777–1857 London)

Architect: Thomas Harrison (British, Richmond, Yorkshire 1744–1829 Chester)

Printer: Rowney & Forster (London)

Date: ca. 1822

Medium: Lithograph

Dimensions: Image: 7 7/8 × 14 1/8 in. (20 × 35.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/16 × 18 7/8 in. (33.5 × 48 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966

Accession Number: 66.542.56

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Great Britain and Ireland, 1800-1900 A.D.

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