G Vertue sculp. [1749]
Etching with engraving, sheet 365 x 450mm (14½ x 17½"). Trimmed, losing almanack text; glued to backing sheet; fold on left.
Small view of New Inn Hall within elaborate design dividing image into three rococo compartments, with three groups of standing figures. The engraver and antiquary George Vertue (1684-1756) succeeded Michael Burghers as engraver to Oxford University in 1727, a post which included the responsibility of engraving almanacks such as this.
Alexander 950
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