Crypt under Choir of Cathedral, Acquapendente
| Reference: | CO-779 |
| Author | Kell Brothers |
| Year: | 1858 |
| Zone: | Acquapendente |
| Printed: | London |
| Measures: | 360 x 270 mm |
| Reference: | CO-779 |
| Author | Kell Brothers |
| Year: | 1858 |
| Zone: | Acquapendente |
| Printed: | London |
| Measures: | 360 x 270 mm |
Description
Architectural plate illustrating, below, the crypt of the Basilica del S. Sepolcro in Acquapendente.
The Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher stands along the Via Francigena, and according to legendary tradition the church was founded by Queen Matilda of Westphalia, who was headed to Rome with a caravan of mules laden with gold to build a shrine dedicated to the Holy Sepulcher.
Plate taken from the The Architectural Dictionary (1858) by the Architectural Publication Society.
Kell Brothers were engravers and printers in Castle Street, Holborn, London, who specialised in lithographic prints. They were active from 1850 to the early 1870s. In 1860, the firm advertised in The Times, "To Lithographers. - Wanted, good Draughtsmen and Writers...". They contributed to the first volume of The Architectural Dictionary, published in 1862, and produced a wide range of material, including topical scenes such as the new Metropolitan Railway station at Baker Street opened in 1863. In 1870, the firm participated in the competition run by the Art Union of London with chromo-lithographs of Bellagio-Como from an original drawing by Birkett Foster.
Good condition.
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Kell Brothers were engravers and printers in Castle Street, Holborn, London, who specialised in lithographic prints. They were active from 1850 to the early 1870s. In 1860, the firm advertised in The Times, "To Lithographers. - Wanted, good Draughtsmen and Writers...". They contributed to the first volume of The Architectural Dictionary, published in 1862, and produced a wide range of material, including topical scenes such as the new Metropolitan Railway station at Baker Street opened in 1863. In 1870, the firm participated in the competition run by the Art Union of London with chromo-lithographs of Bellagio-Como from an original drawing by Birkett Foster.
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Kell Brothers were engravers and printers in Castle Street, Holborn, London, who specialised in lithographic prints. They were active from 1850 to the early 1870s. In 1860, the firm advertised in The Times, "To Lithographers. - Wanted, good Draughtsmen and Writers...". They contributed to the first volume of The Architectural Dictionary, published in 1862, and produced a wide range of material, including topical scenes such as the new Metropolitan Railway station at Baker Street opened in 1863. In 1870, the firm participated in the competition run by the Art Union of London with chromo-lithographs of Bellagio-Como from an original drawing by Birkett Foster.
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