The History of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, From its Foundation until these Times
Medium
Illustrations: etching
Dimensions
13 5/16 × 9 1/16 × 1 1/8 in. (33.8 × 23 × 2.8 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Lewis R. Coulson, 2017
Accession Number
2017.320.1
Art Historical Context
Published in 1658, *The History of St. Cathedral in London, From its Foundation until these Times is a landmark antiquarian work by Sir William Dugdale, a pioneering English historian dedicated to preserving the nation's architectural heritage. Collaborating with etcher Wenceslaus Hollar—a masterful Bohemian artist renowned for intricate topographical views—and publisher Warren, Dugdale chronicled the cathedral's evolution its 7th-century origins through medieval expansions to its Gothic splendor on the eve of catastrophe. This book captures St. Paul's as it stood before the Great Fire of Lond...
About the Artist
Sir William Dugdale|Thomas Warren|Wenceslaus Hollar|Sir William Dugdale (British|Bohemian|British) · 1605 |1607 |1605 –1605 |1677 |1605
British, 1605–1686|Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London|British, 1605–1686