The Rural Architect

Architect Joseph Michael Gandy British

Publisher John Harding British

1805

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Title: The Rural Architect
Architect: Joseph Michael Gandy (British, London 1771–1843 London)
Publisher: John Harding (London)
Published in: London
Date: 1805
Medium: Illustrations: etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink
Dimensions: 12 7/8 × 9 15/16 × 11/16 in. (32.7 × 25.3 × 1.7 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937
Object Number: 37.91.8
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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