Sujet

The Durham Monument, 1844. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Durham Monument, 1844. The Penshaw Monument in Sunderland, County Durham, was built to commemorate John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, Governor-General of British North America. 'The design, by the Messrs. [John and Benjamin] Green, is in the form of a Temple, of the Doric order, and the proportions are after the Temple of Theseus'. The monument was built between 1844 and 1845. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM21A06_245

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

46,4Mo (3,8Mo) / 27,7cm x 42,0cm / 3273 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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