Title
[Ely House, Dover Street, London]. / G. Shepherd 1813.
Creator
Shepherd, George Sidney, 1784-1862, artist.
Publication details
1813
Physical details
1 drawing : pen and black ink with watercolour over pencil ; sheet 24.7 x 14.5 cm
Description
View of the facade of Ely House, Dover Street, London. Signed and dated in brown ink in the lower right-hand corner. Bears inscription in brown ink 'Library of Ely Cathedral' below image. Bears pencil inscription 'The Library' on verso. Bears inscription on separate sheet below image: 'It is Ely House in Dover Street London J.H.' to which a further inscription in pencil has been added below 'John Holmes Dept of MSS ca 1890'.
Place
London (England)
Additional information
This drawing was misidentified in 1829 as depicting the Library at Ely Cathedral. There are two erroneous inscriptions on the drawing: a crossed out inscription in black ink below the image which reads 'Library of Ely Cathedral' and the pencil inscription on verso which reads 'The Library'. A note in pencil in the hand of John Holmes, Assistant Keeper in the Department of Manuscripts at the British Museum, on a separate sheet below the image correctly identifies the location of the building.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.8.69.r.