• Crescent &c.

Creator:

• John Claude Nattes (ca.1765-1839), drawings; John Hill and Frederick Christian Lewis, engravers

Description:

• Hand-colored aquatint From Bath, Illustrated by a Series of Views, from the drawings of John Claude Nattes with Descriptions to each plate London: W. Miller and W. Sheppard, 1806

Curatorial Notes:

• The Royal Crescent, seen here, is one of the best examples of Georgian architecture in Britain. Consisting of a row of 30 houses laid out in a sweeping crescent, the Royal Crescent’s iconic buildings were designed by John Wood, the Younger (1728-1782) and built between 1767 and 1775. As stated in the preface of the book: “Perhaps no city in the kingdom could be so proper for the purpose of picturesque illustration as that of Bath…”

Photography:

• David Kelly Crow

Identifier:

• ark:/88435/qj72pd50n

Edm rights:

• No Known Copyright

Range label:

• Logical