View of the City of Salisbury, in Wiltshire

Creator

Thomas Conder

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Creation Date

1784

Medium

Copper Engraving with Hand Coloring

Dimensions

6.75 x 9, 12 x 14.25 (in frame)

Credit Line

Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015

Accession Number

2015.56

Provenance

AFTER ORIGINAL BY J. COOKE, PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE CITY OF SALISBURY, IN WILTSHIRE, PUBLISHED IN [GEORGE AUGUST ] "WALPOOLE'S NEW COMPLETE BRITISH TRAVELLER," LONDON: ALEXANDER HOGG, C. 1784. BOTTOM IMAGE MISSING: VIEW OF THE CITY & CATHEDRAL OF CANTERBURY IN KENT.

Creator Biography

Thomas Conder, British, born in London, England, 1747-1831.

Description

A copper engraving with hand coloring of Salisbury. A border of trees lines the outskirts of the city, which is filled with nearly-identical clusters of houses, occasionally broken by church spires. Salisbury Cathedral towers over the rest of the town in the left of the composition. The background is dominated by hilly farmland and a cloudy sky with occasional sweeps of blue. The image is surrounded by a linear frame intertwined with curling vines.