- Title
- [A view of Westminster and St James's Palace] No. 1 part of the village of Charing, No.2 the Clock Tower in Palace Yard, No.3 Westminster Hall, No.4 the Abbey, before the towers were built, no.5 the Stone Conduit now St. James's Square, No.6 a Convent now St. James's House.
- Publication details
- [around 1780]
- Physical details
- 1 drawing : pen and black ink with watercolour ; sheet 29.1 x 47.8 cm, with washline mount 36.5 x 55.1 cm
- Description
- A view from fields looking toward Westminster Hall and Abbey; figures, cattle and farm tools in the foreground; a convent buildings on the right-hand side; trees throughout the scene. Inscribed with title and numbering below image. Bears a watermark Strasburg bend and lily with 'GR' below.
- Place
- London (England)
- Additional information
- This drawing and a similar version at the British Museum 1880,1113.2130 are based on a work by Wenceslaus Hollar in the Royal Collection RL 13264.
- Other persons
- Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, artist.
- Shelfmark
- Maps K.Top.21.63.
