St Martin's Church, Carfax, Oxford - Steel Engraving, G. Hollis - 1836
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Original 1836 steel engraving with St Martin's Church at the Carfax crossroads, in the very center of Oxford, and the corner houses of Cornmarket. Drawn and engraved by George Hollis — at the foot, "G. Hollis del. et sc." — and published in the Gentleman's Magazine for July of that year.
Original 1836 steel engraving with St Martin's Church at the Carfax crossroads, in the very center of Oxford, and the corner houses of Cornmarket. Drawn and engraved by George Hollis — at the foot, "G. Hollis del. et sc." — and published in the Gentleman's Magazine for July of that year.
The church was demolished in 1896 to widen the crossroads and only the tower survives today, the well-known Carfax Tower, so that this view documents a vanished building.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / engraver: George Hollis.
Date: 1836.
Source: The Gentleman's Magazine, vol. VI, July 1836.
Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.0 in (21 x 12.8 cm).
Condition: Very good. Clean paper, with wide margins, without appreciable staining or tears.
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Original 1836 steel engraving with St Martin's Church at the Carfax crossroads, in the very center of Oxford, and the corner houses of Cornmarket. Drawn and engraved by George Hollis — at the foot, "G. Hollis del. et sc." — and published in the Gentleman's Magazine for July of that year.