Peace Arch, Ely, Cambridgeshire (after William Anslow)
Frederick Christian Lewis the elder (London 1779 - Enfield 1856)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1814
Materials
Aquatint on paper
Measurements
473 x 614 mm
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 514026
Summary
Print, aquatint, proof print, Peace Arch, Ely, Cambridgeshire (after William Anslow) by Frederick Christian Lewis the elder (London 1779 - Enfield 1856). Peace Arch, To the Right Rev the Lord Bishop, the Very Rev The Dean, the Clergy, Gentlemen and inhabitants of Ely and vicinity, This Print representing the Festival given at their expense on the 15th July 1814 to near 3000 of the poor inhabitants of the City, in Commemoration of the return of Peace. A small vignette engraving of Ely is at the bottom of the drawing - drawn by W.I. White. Designed and executed by Wm Anslow. Aquatint by F.C. Lewis. Mounted on paper.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Makers and roles
Frederick Christian Lewis the elder (London 1779 - Enfield 1856), engraver (printmaker) William Anslow, artist