Cheapside and the Eleanor Cross, London - Wooding Engraving - 1795
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Original 1795 engraving with an old view of Cheapside, in London, its timber-framed houses in a row and the cross standing in the middle of the street. Copper engraving, engraved by Wooding and published by Alexander Hogg.
Original 1795 engraving with an old view of Cheapside, in London, its timber-framed houses in a row and the cross standing in the middle of the street. Copper engraving, engraved by Wooding and published by Alexander Hogg.
The Cheapside Cross was one of the twelve Eleanor Crosses that Edward I had raised at the end of the 13th century in memory of his wife Eleanor of Castile. Richly ornamented and a regular setting for festivities and jousts, it was pulled down in 1643 by order of Parliament.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver: Wooding.
Date: 1795.
Source: Published in London by Alexander Hogg.
Dimensions: 8.1 x 9.6 in (20.6 x 24.3 cm).
Condition: Good; paper somewhat toned, with show-through of the text printed on the back.
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Original 1795 engraving with an old view of Cheapside, in London, its timber-framed houses in a row and the cross standing in the middle of the street. Copper engraving, engraved by Wooding and published by Alexander Hogg.