Collegium Mariae Magdalenae - Magdalen College, Oxford
William Williams (fl.1724 - 1733)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
paper
Measurements
550 x 750 mm
Place of origin
Oxford
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286620.18.1
Summary
Engraving, Collegium Mariae Magdalenae - Magdalen College, Oxford by William Williams (fl.1724-1733). Entitled 'Collegium Mariae Magdalenae' showing a full page bird's-eye view in perspective. The quads are shown with the chapel tower to the right. In the background are fields with animals grazing and avenues of trees. A cartouche is inscribed to 'Johanni Vigormense' with a coat of arms on the opposite side. A history of the college is given below.
Marks and inscriptions
a history of the college (below image)
Makers and roles
William Williams (fl.1724 - 1733), engraver (printmaker)